Alan Perlis

Alan J. Perlis
Born(1922-04-01)April 1, 1922
DiedFebruary 7, 1990(1990-02-07) (aged 67)
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Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
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Thesis On Integral Equations, Their Solution by Iteration and Analytic Continuation  (1950)
Doctoral advisorPhilip Franklin
Doctoral students

Alan Jay Perlis (April 1, 1922 – February 7, 1990) was an American computer scientist and professor at Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University. He is best known for his pioneering work in programming languages and was the first recipient of the Turing Award.[1]

  1. ^ Ulf Hashagen, Reinhard Keil-Slawik, Arthur L. Norberg (2002) History of Computing: Software Issues. p.26