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Victor Glushkov

Also Known As Viktor Mikha?lovich Glushkov · Victor Mikhailovich Glushkov
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Victor Glushkov was a Soviet mathematician and computer scientist who founded and directed the Institute of Cybernetics in Kyiv, becoming one of the central figures in Soviet computer science and automata theory. He is best known for proposing OGAS, an ambitious nationwide computer network intended to manage the planning and operation of the entire Soviet economy in something close to real time, a project that was debated at the highest levels of Soviet government but was never fully built.

Facts
Birth Year
1923 1
Birth Date
1923-08-24 1
Death Year
1982 1
Death Date
1982-01-30 1
Nationality
Soviet 1
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1. Wikipedia: Victor Glushkov
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Victor Mikhailovich Glushkov (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Глушков; August 24, 1923, January 30, 1982) was a Soviet computer scientist.
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Victor Glushkov (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Viktor Mikha?lovich Glushkov
    Viktor Mikha?lovich Glushkov
  • Wikidata P166: Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1st class
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1st class.
  • Wikidata P166: Honoured worker in science and technology of the Ukrainian SSR
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Honoured worker in science and technology of the Ukrainian SSR.
  • Wikidata P166: Order of Lenin
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Order of Lenin.
  • Wikidata P166: Hero of Socialist Labour
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Hero of Socialist Labour.
  • Wikidata P166: State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology
    Wikidata P166 (award received): State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology.
  • Wikidata P166: Computer Pioneer Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer Pioneer Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: A.N. Krylov Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): A.N. Krylov Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: M. M. Krylov Prize of the NAS of Ukraine
    Wikidata P166 (award received): M. M. Krylov Prize of the NAS of Ukraine.
  • Wikidata P166: Lebedev Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Lebedev Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Lenin Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Lenin Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Banner of Labor
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Banner of Labor.
  • Wikidata P166: Order of the October Revolution
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Order of the October Revolution.
  • Wikidata P166: USSR State Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): USSR State Prize.
  • Wikidata alias: Victor Mikhailovich Glushkov
    Victor Mikhailovich Glushkov
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