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Great piece by

on the inventor of the compression technology behind JPEG, Zoom etc. Covers technology, math, the beginnings of the Indian tech diaspora, Claude Shannon and much else. Delightful.

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Nasir Ahmed and the image society | Hidden Heroes

Fifty years ago, the computer scientist Nasir Ahmed came up with a brilliant idea for compressing data, laying the groundwork for Zoom, YouTube, Instagram, and all the other cornerstones of today's...

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The whole series, hiddenheroes.netguru.com, looks great.

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Hidden Heroes – A tribute to people who shaped technology

Hidden Heroes is a tribute to people who shaped technology. Their discoveries make the world run, their stories remain hidden. Uncover their profiles with us.

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Great tip

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Thank you! We're really glad that you liked it. Already working on the next year's edition. 🙂 PS. There's also a podcast version with each story read by

@stevenbjohnson

himself (all major platforms)

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S01E04: A Machine for Thinking: How Douglas Engelbart predicted the future of computing

Listen to this episode from Hidden Heroes on Spotify. More than 50 years ago, Douglas Engelbart gave the “mother of all demos” that transformed software forever. The computer world has been catching...