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Butler W. Lampson

Also Known As Butler Wright Lampson
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Butler W. Lampson is an American computer scientist best known for his contributions to the development and implementation of distributed personal computing. He won the 1992 ACM Turing Award for this work.

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Birth Year
1943 1
Birth Date
1943-12-23 1
Nationality
American 1
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1. Wikipedia: Butler Lampson
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    Butler W. Lampson (born December 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist best known for his contributions to the development and implementation of distributed personal computing. He won the 1992 ACM Turing Award.
  • Lead sentence, nationality clause
    Butler W. Lampson (born December 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist best known for his contributions to the development and implementation of distributed personal computing. He won the 1992 ACM Turing Award.
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Butler W. Lampson (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Butler Wright Lampson
    Butler Wright Lampson
  • Wikidata P166: Charles Stark Draper Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Charles Stark Draper Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Foreign Member of the Royal Society
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Foreign Member of the Royal Society.
  • Wikidata P166: Turing Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Turing Award.
  • Wikidata P166: ACM Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: Computer History Museum Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer History Museum Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna.
  • Wikidata P166: Computer Pioneer Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer Pioneer Award.
  • Wikidata P166: honorary doctor of ETH Zürich
    Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctor of ETH Zürich.
  • Wikidata P166: IEEE John von Neumann Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IEEE John von Neumann Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: ACM Software System Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Software System Award.
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