Steve Wilhite
Stephen Earl Wilhite[1] (March 3, 1948 – March 14, 2022) was an American computer scientist. He worked at CompuServe and was the engineering lead on the team that created the GIF image file format.[2] He won a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. He was born in West Chester Township, Ohio.
Wilhite died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio,[3] on March 14, 2022, eleven days after his 74th birthday.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Smith, Harrison (March 24, 2022). Stephen Wilhite, computer programmer who created the GIV, dies at 74. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/03/24/gif-creator-stephen-wilhite-dead/. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Confusion reigns on the Web over GIF patent claims". Network World (IDG Network World Inc) 12 (2): 126. 9 January 1995. . https://books.google.com/books?id=7RcEAAAAMBAJ.
- ↑ Hubbard, Halisia (23 March 2022). "Beloved creator of the GIF dies following complications from COVID, wife confirms" (in en). NPR. https://www.npr.org/2022/03/23/1088410133/gif-creator-dead-steve-wilhite-kathaleen-wife-interview.
- ↑ Stephen E. Wilhite ObituaryMegie Funeral Home. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ↑ Holpuch, Amanda. Stephen Wilhite, Creator of the Animated GIF, Dies at 74. The New York Times (March 24, 2022). Retrieved March 24, 2022.
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