I learned Hamming code in school this summer (digital systems) .It was probably the single most magical thing (even more than flipflops! Loops make memory!) I w

I learned Hamming code in school this summer (digital systems) .It was probably the single most magical thing (even more than flipflops! Loops make memory!) I was exposed to that class. I remember upon learning it someone went "wow, who came up with that". The prof answered dryly "some genius named Hamming".