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Karlheinz Brandenburg (born 20 June 1954) is a German electrical engineer and mathematician. [1] Together with Ernst Eberlein, Heinz Gerhäuser (former Institutes Director of Fraunhofer IIS), Bernhard Grill, Jürgen Herre and Harald Popp (all Fraunhofer IIS), he developed the widespread MP3 method for audio data compression.
In 2001, he received the German Future Prize jointly with Karlheinz Brandenburg and Harald Popp for their role as inventors of the mp3 compression format. Grill was the original author of L3enc and WinPlay3, which were the first MP3 encoder and player for personal computers, respectively. He worked closely with Karlheinz Brandenburg in their ...
Bach Technology A.S., founded by Dagfinn Bach and Karlheinz Brandenburg, is headquartered in Bergen, Norway. [1] [2] [3] Bach was instrumental in the development of digital music technology and MP3 technology in 1993. [nb 1] He is the company's president. [5] [6] Brandenburg's experience is in the media; He worked for Bertelsmann in Germany.
Harald Popp (born 30 September, 1956 in Erlangen) [1] is a German electrical engineer.Together with Karlheinz Brandenburg, Ernst Eberlein, Heinz Gerhäuser (former Institutes Director of Fraunhofer IIS), Bernhard Grill, Jürgen Herre (all Fraunhofer IIS), he developed the widespread MP3 method for audio data compression.
20 June - Karlheinz Brandenburg, German electrical engineer and mathematician; 22 June - Wolfgang Becker, German film director and screenwriter (died 2024) 3 July - Herbert Hainer, German businessman; 17 July - Angela Merkel, German politician, Chancellor of Germany [1] 25 July - Jürgen Trittin, German politician
Karlheinz Brandenburg used a CD recording of Suzanne Vega's song "Tom's Diner" to assess and refine the MP3 compression algorithm. [50] This song was chosen because of its nearly monophonic nature and wide spectral content, making it easier to hear imperfections in the compression format during playbacks. This particular track has an ...
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The Internet Hall of Fame was established in 2012, on the 20th anniversary of ISOC. [2] Its stated purpose is to "publicly recognize a distinguished and select group of visionaries, leaders and luminaries who have made significant contributions to the development and advancement of the global Internet".