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- David Albert Huffman (August 9, 1925 – October 7, 1999) was an American pioneer in computer science, known for his Huffman coding. He was also one of the pioneers in the field of mathematical origami.
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David Albert Huffman (August 9, 1925 – October 7, 1999) was an American pioneer in computer science, known for his Huffman coding. [1] [2] He was also one of the pioneers in the field of mathematical origami. [3]
David A. Huffman, the founding faculty member of the Computer Science Department and a pioneer in the field, died at a local hospital on Thursday, October 7, after a 10-month battle with
Jun 22, 2004 · Dr David Huffman, former computer science professor at University of California (Santa Cruz) who died in 1999, is remembered for his achievements in computational origami; field, also known...
David A. Huffman is best known for his work in computer science, particularly the loss-less compression method he developed while a graduate student at MIT. In the paperfolding and origami community he is also well known for his pioneering work with curved crease paperfolding.
Dr Huffman, a theoretical computer scientist who discovered a particularly elegant method for encoding information, spent thirty years exploring the mathematics of straight and curved folds.
Oct 13, 1999 · David A. Huffman, who developed a fundamental mathematical technique in the early years of computer science that remains vital to data storage and transmission, died on Thursday in a hospital...
Jan 21, 2016 · Biography. David Albert Huffman received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal in 1999. He was regarded as a pioneer in computer science, and for his Huffman coding in particular. He was also known as a trailblazer within the field of mathematical origami. Huffman was born on August 9, 1925 in Ohio.
