David Huffman
David Albert Huffman (1925 - 1999) American mathematician, best known for Huffman coding used in many lossless data compression .
Huffman served in the U. S. Navy during World War II as a radar maintenance officer on a destroyer. After the war, he continued his studies at Ohio University and earned a PhD from MIT in 1953 and joined the faculty there that year.
| Title | David Huffman |
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| Canonical name | DavidHuffman |
| Date of creation | 2013-03-22 16:15:33 |
| Last modified on | 2013-03-22 16:15:33 |
| Owner | PrimeFan (13766) |
| Last modified by | PrimeFan (13766) |
| Numerical id | 6 |
| Author | PrimeFan (13766) |
| Entry type | Biography |
| Classification | msc 01A60 |
| Synonym | David Albert Huffman |
| Synonym | David A. Huffman |
| Synonym | Dave Huffman |