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Stephen Wilhite
March 27 , 2022
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- Stephen Wilhite passed away at the age of 74 years due to Covid-19 related issues.
- He was the creator of the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) format.
- Wilhite devised the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, in 1987 while working at Compuserve.
- The Oxford American Dictionary named GIF the word of the year in 2012.
- He was honored with a Webby Lifetime Achievement award in 2013.
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