Search results
Richard Wesley Hamming (February 11, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American mathematician whose work had many implications for computer engineering and telecommunications.
Richard Wesley Hamming (born Feb. 11, 1915, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died Jan. 7, 1998, Monterey, Calif.) was an American mathematician. Hamming received a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Illinois. In 1945 he was the chief mathematician for the Manhattan Project.
Jan 7, 1998 · Richard Hamming was an American mathematician and computer scientist, best known for the so-called Hamming code.
Learn about the life and achievements of Richard Hamming, a mathematician who worked on the Manhattan Project and invented error-correcting codes for computers. Find out how he solved the problem of finding and correcting errors in data, and why he believed in the importance of science and education.
Jan 7, 1998 · Learn about the life and achievements of Richard Hamming, a mathematician who worked on numerical methods, coding theory, and the Manhattan Project. He received the Turing Award in 1968 for his contributions to information theory and error-correcting codes.
Jan 11, 1998 · Richard Wesley Hamming, who discovered mathematical formulas that allow computers to correct their own errors, making possible such innovations as modems, compact disks and satellite ...
Dr. Martin Mandelberg presents the Richard Wesley Hamming Legacy Project during a campus presentation, 24 October 2022. The five-year project includes a select compilation of 30,000 pages of the iconic professor’s research findings, an online archive of lectures on video and much more.
