Interesting People mailing list archives
IP: It is with great personal sorrow I pass on to you that
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 20:11:18 -0500
Dick was the most instrumental force in setting my career on the path I took. He befriended me as a young MTS at Bell Labs and was both a friend,a colleague and an advisor. Dick always asked the right question at the right time. I, and GG and the rest of those who knew him well, will miss his guidance and especially his humor. Dave RICHARD W. HAMMING died at 82 Frustrated with computers' lack of reliability, mathematician created an error-correcting code that is still used in just about any device with a microchip inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/member/technology/story/9579.html
Current thread:
- IP: It is with great personal sorrow I pass on to you that Dave Farber (Jan 09)