- published: 09 Nov 2012
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Mark Adler (born April 3, 1959) may be best known for his work in the field of data compression. Adler is the author of the Adler-32 hash function, a co-author of the zlib compression library and gzip, has contributed to Info-ZIP, and has participated in developing the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image format. Adler was also the Spirit Mission Manager for the Mars Exploration Rover mission.
Adler was born in Miami, Florida to David and Bertha Adler, their only child. Living in La Cañada, California, he lives with Diana St. James, and they have two children, Joshua and Zachary. Diana both works at the California Institute of Technology as well as acts in and directs theatrical performances.
After his doctorate, Adler worked for Hughes Aircraft in their Space and Communications Group, working on diverse projects including the analysis of the effects of X-ray bursts on satellite cables, development of new error-correcting codes, designing an automobile anti-theft key, and digital image and video compression research (wavelets and MPEG-2).
Actors: Reg Gorman (actor), Terry Bourke (director), Terry Bourke (writer), Terry Bourke (producer), Bob Young (composer), Alan Cassell (actor), Joseph Fürst (actor), Rod Hay (producer), Rod Hay (editor), Norman Yemm (actor), Robbie McGregor (actor), Peter Thompson (actor), Michael Kent (actor), David Vallon (actor), Cheryl Rixon (actress),
Genres: Comedy,