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Kenneth E. Iverson
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Canadian computer scientist (1920–2004)
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Kenneth E. Iverson, born Kenneth Eugene Iverson on 17 December 1920 in Camrose, was a Canadian mathematician and computer scientist working in computer programming. He was educated at Harvard University and Queen's University, where his doctoral advisors were Wassily Leontief and Howard H. Aiken, and he was employed by IBM and Harvard University.
He received the IBM Fellow title, the Turing Award, the Harry H. Goode Memorial Award and the Computer Pioneer Award, and belonged to the National Academy of Engineering. Open Library credits him with 18 works, including J and An introduction to APL for scientists and engineers. He died on 19 October 2004 in Toronto.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 17 December 1920
- Died
- 19 October 2004
- Works
- 18
Top works
- Automatic data processing
- J
- APL in exposition
- An introduction to APL for scientists and engineers
- Apl in Exposition
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eugene
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Camrose
- Place of death
- Toronto
- Occupation
- computer scientist
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Doctoral advisor
- Howard H. Aiken
- Field of work
- computer programming
- Image
- KEI with ATW NY Aug 1989 (cropped) - Ken Iverson.png
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- date of birth
- 1920-12-17
- date of death
- 2004-10-19
- Erdős number
- 6
- member of
- National Academy of Engineering
- name in native language
- Kenneth Eugene Iverson
- Commons category
- Kenneth E. Iverson
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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