Warren Teitelman

Warren Teitelman
Born1941
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died(2013-08-12)August 12, 2013
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCaltech (BS)[3]
MIT (PhD)[2]
Known for
AwardsACM Software System Award (1992)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
Artificial intelligence
ThesisPILOT: A Step Toward Man-Computer Symbiosis (1967)
Doctoral advisorMarvin Minsky[2]

Warren Teitelman (1941 – August 12, 2013)[4] was an American computer scientist known for his work on programming environments and the invention and first implementation of concepts including Undo / Redo,[5] spelling correction, advising, online help, and DWIM (Do What I Mean).

  1. ^ "Warren Teitelman: ACM Software System Award (1992)". Association for Computing Machinery.
  2. ^ a b Warren Teitelman at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ "Memoir of a Geek (Excerpt)". Warren Teitelman.
  4. ^ "Warren Teitelman". Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  5. ^ Teitelman, Warren (September 1966). PILOT: A Step Toward Man-Computer Symbiosis (PhD thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/6905.