Tech News | GIF Creator Stephen Wilhite Passes Away Due to COVID-19
Get latest articles and stories on Tech at LatestLY. Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the GIF, is no more.
Washington [US], March 24 (ANI): Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the GIF, is no more.
As per The Verge, Stephen died last week due to COVID-19. He was 74 when he breathed his last.
Stephen developed and made the GIF while working at a tech company called CompuServe in the 1980s.
For the unversed, GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format, and it allows individuals to send high-resolution images in motion that loopback.
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In his beloved memory, fans paid tribute to him with heartfelt GIFs.
"RIP Stephen Wilhite, creator of the GIF. This was the first GIF ever created in 1987," a user tweeted.
"The GIPHY team is sad to hear of the passing of Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the GIF file format. GIPHY was built on a sincere love for the GIF -- and we are indebted to the creativity and vision of Mr. Wilhite," a post read on Twitter.
During one of the interviews with the Times, Stephen said that one of his favourites GIFs is the dancing baby meme. (ANI)
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