Alan Perlis
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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]
American computer scientist (1922–1990)
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| Born | (1922-04-01)April 1, 1922 |
| Died | February 7, 1990(1990-02-07) (aged 67) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Fields | Computer science |
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| Thesis | On Integral Equations, Their Solution by Iteration and Analytic Continuation (1950) |
| Doctoral advisor | Philip Franklin |
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