David A. Huffman
Computer Scientist
1925 – 1999
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Who was David A. Huffman?
David Albert Huffman was a pioneer in computer science, known for his Huffman coding. He was also one of the pioneers in the field of mathematical origami. David Huffman died at the age of 74 ten months after being diagnosed with cancer.
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- Born
- Aug 9, 1925
Ohio - Also known as
- David Huffman
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Ohio State University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Employment
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Lived in
- United States of America
- Died
- Oct 7, 1999
Santa Cruz
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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