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Sandy Douglas | |
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| Born | Alexander Shafto Douglas 21 May 1921 London, England |
| Died | 29 April 2010 (aged 88)[1] London, England[1] |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | OXO |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | University of Leeds |
| Thesis | Some Computations in Theoretical Physics (1954) |
Alexander Shafto "Sandy" Douglas CBE (21 May 1921 – 29 April 2010) was a British professor of computer science, credited with creating the first graphical computer game, OXO, a version of noughts and crosses, in 1952 on the EDSAC computer at University of Cambridge.[2][3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ A.S.Douglas' 1952 Noughts and Crosses game, Pong Story.