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We're pleased to present Yotam Bentov on Error Detecting & Error Correcting Codes (Read the paper)
Bell Labs in the late 40s & 50s was the cradle in which modern computing was conceived. From the invention of the transistor to the conception of information theory, the intellectual environment of Bell Labs was critical in creating our present-day technological world.
Richard W. Hamming was steeped in this atmosphere when he came up with a still-used technique to for detecting & correcting errors in transmitted data. The paper introduces a technique for identifying the location of an error inside a transmitted "code word." The paper then proves that this technique yields the "most efficient" possible coding scheme.
We will use this paper as both a departure point for understanding error correction & detection as well as the environment in which Hamming was working. We will close by ruminating on what the state of computing in 1950 can tell us about the future of computing more broadly.
Yotam Bentov is an engineering manager for Tulip's Platform team, where he works on distributed systems, databases, & product type systems. He gets particularly excited about the history of computing, home-cooking, & bicycles.
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Datadog
620 8th Ave, 45th Floor
New York, NY 10018 USA
Doors open at 6:30pm EST
Note: Enter the building on 8th Avenue & go to the reception desk on your left
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