H.264 is magic (2016)
It is pretty amazing that H.264 is not one algorithm that just popped out and changed the world, instead it is accumulation of collection of tricks developed over several decades.<p>I distinctly remember few folks saying that you would need to violate laws of physics to transmit 1080p @ 60 fps over wifi. Now we are all doing it many times over and billions of dollars are being made every year. This is one of the unsung achievement worthy of Nobel-prize level awards but no one seems to know who these people were.<p>I wonder if there is any detailed history of how various components of H.264 came together, who led this effort, how projects were funded for such a long time?