Trapper John, M.D.
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Oct 11, 1999 · 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 cancer. He was 74.
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...
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.
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.
Biography. David Huffman (1945–1985) was a longtime character actor with many television, film and stage credits. He was married to award winning casting director Phyllis Huffman until he was murdered in 1985.
David A. Huffman (1925–1999) is best known in computer science for his work in information theory, particularly Huffman codes, and best known in origami as a pioneer of curved-crease folding. But during his early paper folding in the 1970s, he also designed and folded over a 100 different straight-crease origami tessellations.
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.
