= Richard Hamming
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Richard Hamming was an American mathematician and computer scientist, known for his significant contributions to information theory, computer science, and numerical methods. He was born on April 11, 1915, and died on January 7, 2020. Hamming is perhaps best known for developing the Hamming code, a method for error detection and correction in digital communication and data storage, which allows computers to detect and correct errors that may occur during data transmission.
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