Dr. Richard Wesley Hamming
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(b.) -Feb 11, 1915(d.)Jan 7, 1998
Bio/Description
An American mathematician whose work had many implications for computer science and telecommunications. His contributions include the Hamming code (which makes use of a Hamming matrix), the Hamming window (described in Section 5.8 of his book Digital Filters), Hamming numbers, Sphere-packing (or hamming bound) and the Hamming distance.
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Date of Birth:
Feb 11, 1915 -
Date of Death:
Jan 7, 1998 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
For his work on numerical methods, automatic coding systems, and error-detecting and error-correcting codes -
Category of Achievement:
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