You may not know the name [Richard Hamming], but you definitely use some of his work. While working for Bell Labs, he developed Hamming codes — the parent of a class of codes that detect, and ...

In 1950 Bell Labs researcher Richard W. Hamming made a discovery that would lay an important foundation for the entire modern computing and communications industries. He had invented a code for ...

Second, the codes are typically 7 or 8 bits, which makes for an inefficient use of a 16-bit memory structure. This is handled by using the same memory chip for data and codes. This is referred to as ...

Suppose you are trying to transmit a message. Convert each character into bits, and each bit into a signal. Then send it, over copper or fiber or air. Try as you might to be as careful as possible, ...

In 1950 Bell Labs researcher Richard W. Hamming made a discovery that would lay an important foundation for the entire modern computing and communications industries. He had invented a code for ...