Kenneth Edward Batcher (December 27, 1935, to August 22, 2019) was an American academic and emeritus professor of computer science at Kent State University. He also worked as a computer architect at Goodyear Aerospace in Akron, Ohio for 28 years.
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AwardSeymour Cray Computer Engineering Award 2 Connections
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Source Bitonic sorter (Wikipedia)
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Invented
Ken Batcher published his odd-even merge sorting network in 1968.
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Kenneth Edward Batcher (December 27, 1935 – August 22, 2019) was an American academic who was emeritus professor of Computer Science at Kent State University.
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1. Ken Batcher, Wikipedia
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Kenneth Edward Batcher was born on December 27, 1935 in Queens, New York
Background, birth sentence (full date)
Kenneth Edward Batcher was born on December 27, 1935 in Queens, New York
Background, death sentence (year)
Batcher died in Stow, Ohio on August 22, 2019, at the age of 83.
Background, death sentence (full date)
Batcher died in Stow, Ohio on August 22, 2019, at the age of 83.
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was an American academic who was emeritus professor of Computer Science at Kent State University.
- In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead paragraph
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Wikidata P166: ACM Fellow
Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Fellow.
Wikidata P166: Eckert-Mauchly Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Eckert-Mauchly Award.
Wikidata P166: Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award.
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Invented: Bitonic Mergesort, Lead paragraph
The algorithm was devised by Ken Batcher.
Credited: Bitonic Mergesort, Lead paragraph
The algorithm was devised by Ken Batcher.
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