Richard W. Hamming Medal is an award given annually by IEEE for 'exceptional contributions to information sciences, systems and technology'. The medal is named after mathematician Richard W. Hamming

Richard W. Hamming Medal Recipients

• 2004 - Jack K. Wolf
• 2003 - Claude Berrou and Alain Glavieux
• 2002 - Peter Elias
• 2001 - A. G. Fraser
• 2000 - Solomon W. Golomb
• 1999 - David A. Huffman
• 1998 - David D. Clark
• 1997 - Thomas M. Cover
• 1996 - Mark S. Pinsker
• 1995 - Jacob Ziv
• 1994 - Gottfried Ungerboeck
• 1993 - Jorma J. Rissanen
• 1992 - Lotfi A. Zadeh
• 1991 - Elwyn R. Berlekamp
• 1990 - Dennis M. Ritchie and Kenneth L. Thompson
• 1989 - Irving S. Reed
• 1988 - Richard W. Hamming

See also

• List of medals
• Prizes named after people

External link

• Richard W. Hamming Medal - IEEE official page.