David A. Huffman

David Albert Huffman 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. ^{David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (d. 1999)}

9 August 1925

Born on the same birth day (9 August): Arlo Parks • D'Arcy Short • Farahnaz Forotan • Hayley Peirsol • Hoda Kotb • Ime Udoka • JaMarcus Russell • John McQuade • Kelli Hubly • Patricia McKissack • Valentin Kovalenko • Whitney Houston

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