Karlheinz Brandenburg

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(b.) June 20, 1945

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Inventor of the MP3 data format, Brandenburg developed the audio compression format together with other researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute at Erlangen. He has served as a Professor at the Technical University of Ilmenau.

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Noted For: Invention of MP3 data format
Category: Computer Scientist - Software/Mathematics
Affiliation: Technical University Ilmenau
Gender: Male

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