David Albert Huffman

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/David_Albert_Huffman
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:award gptkb:IEEE_Information_Theory_Society_Golden_Jubilee_Award_for_Technological_Innovation
gptkb:IEEE_Richard_W._Hamming_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1925-08-09
gptkbp:deathDate 1999-10-07
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Robert_Fano
gptkbp:field gptkb:information_theory
computer science
electrical engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David Albert Huffman
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Huffman_coding
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Robert_W._Floyd
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:computer_scientist
gptkb:engineer
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Santa_Cruz,_California
gptkbp:thesisTitle gptkb:The_Synthesis_of_Sequential_Switching_Circuits
gptkbp:thesisYear 1953
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Huffman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7