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Who invented Hamming codes? - Practice (English) | ObjectiveMcq

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Who invented Hamming codes?

Correct Answer: A — Richard Hamming

Explanation:

Richard W. Hamming invented hamming codes at Bell Telephone Laboratory to minimize errors in punched card readers. Huffman invented Huffman codes. Shannon invented Shannon-Fano codes.

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