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John M. Scholes
British computer scientist (1948-2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Morley Scholes (1948–2019) was a British computer scientist. In his professional career he was devoted to the development of the programming language APL. He was the designer and implementer of direct functions.
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John Scholes | |
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Born | (1948-04-24)24 April 1948 England |
Died | 18 February 2019(2019-02-18) (aged 70) |
Education | BSc; University of Manchester; 1969 |
Known for | APL Direct functions |
Awards | Iverson Award[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions | ICL W.S. Atkins Ltd. European Space Agency Dyalog Ltd. |
Website | dfns |
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