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Elliot Lichtman

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Data Compression Drives the Internet. Here’s How It Works.

By Elliot Lichtman
May 31, 2023
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One student’s desire to get out of a final exam led to the ubiquitous algorithm that shrinks data without sacrificing information.

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Elliot Lichtman is a high school senior who has logged more than 800 hours teaching computer science to 350+ middle school students at www.ComeCodeWithUs.com. His first book, an algorithms textbook entitled The Computer Always Wins, will be published in 2024.
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