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James Gosling

Also Known As James Arthur Gosling
Software And Its Engineering

James Arthur Gosling is a Canadian computer scientist best known as the founder and lead designer of the Java programming language, generally credited with having invented it in 1994. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2004 for his contributions to Java's architecture and to windowing system development. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1955 1
Birth Date
1955-05-19 1
Nationality
Canadian 1
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Software Engineering, Fields
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Invented

Java, Programming Languages
Source Wikipedia: James Gosling
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia: James Gosling
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  • Career and contributions section
    He is generally credited with having invented the Java programming language in 1994.
  • Lead paragraph, birth year
    James Arthur Gosling (born 19 May 1955) is a Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language.
  • Lead paragraph, nationality
    James Arthur Gosling (born 19 May 1955) is a Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language.
  • Infobox
    James Arthur Gosling (1955-05-19) May 19, 1955 (age 71), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Wikidata: James Gosling
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James Gosling (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: James Arthur Gosling
    James Arthur Gosling
  • Wikidata P166: Officer of the Order of Canada
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Officer of the Order of Canada.
  • Wikidata P166: ACM Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • Wikidata P166: IEEE John von Neumann Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IEEE John von Neumann Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: Tsutomu Kanai Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Tsutomu Kanai Award.
  • Wikidata P166: ACM Software System Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Software System Award.
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