Patrick C. Fischer

Patrick C. Fischer
Born
Patrick Carl Fischer

December 3, 1935
DiedAugust 26, 2011(2011-08-26) (aged 75)
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA, MBA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
OccupationComputer scientist
EmployerVanderbilt University
ParentCarl H. Fischer

Patrick Carl Fischer (December 3, 1935 – August 26, 2011) was an American computer scientist, a noted researcher in computational complexity theory and database theory, and a target of the Unabomber.[1][2][3][4][5]

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