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Richard W. Hamming

Representative recognition history, related topics, and linked award coverage for Richard W. Hamming in the public atlas sample.

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Turing Award

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Topics

coding theory information theory numerical methods

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Recognitions and related works

Turing Award

Reliable numerical and coding methods

1968

Recipient: Richard W. Hamming

Highlighted foundational work on error-correcting codes and dependable numerical computing.

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1960sinformation theorycoding theorynumerical methods

Related work / context

Error Detecting and Error Correcting Codes (paper, 1950, canonical)