Stephen Earl Wilhite (March 3, 1948 - March 14, 2022) was an American computer scientist who worked at CompuServe and was the engineering lead on the team that adapted the GIF image file format from the earlier LZW algorithm owned by Unisys. GIF became the de facto standard for 8-bit color images on the web until PNG emerged as a viable alternative. He is known as the inventor of GIF and received a Webby Award in 2013.
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Meaning of the name - Stephen
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Stephen Earl Wilhite belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: West Chester Township
Place of Death: Cincinnati
Cause of Death: COVID-19
Occupation: computer scientist | engineer
Employers: CompuServe
Awards Received: Webby Award
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for March 3, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 3, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 3, 2026 |
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| Sun | 13 Pisces 2 | 13 Pisces 7 | 29 Taurus 34 |
| Moon | 24 Sagittarius 27 | 15 Virgo 47 | 0 Scorpio 34 |
| Mercury | 21 Aquarius 33 | 20 Pisces 19 | 20 Gemini 23 |
| Venus | 24 Aries 43 | 26 Pisces 36 | 7 Cancer 59 |
| Mars | 22 Leo 20 | 0 Pisces 52 | 0 Virgo 45 |
| Jupiter | 26 Sagittarius 8 | 15 Cancer 11 | 26 Sagittarius 57 |
| Saturn | 17 Leo 56 | 1 Aries 57 | 17 Leo 12 |
| Uranus | 22 Gemini 8 | 27 Taurus 48 | 24 Gemini 43 |
| Neptune | 12 Libra 22 | 1 Aries 8 | 10 Libra 28 |
| Pluto | 13 Leo 6 | 4 Aquarius 36 | 12 Leo 42 |
| Rahu | 17 Taurus 30 | 8 Pisces 53 | 13 Taurus 22 |
| Ketu | 17 Scorpio 30 | 8 Virgo 53 | 13 Scorpio 22 |
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