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Alan Perlis

Alan J. Perlis (April 1, 1922 – February 7, 1990) was an American computer scientist and professor at Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University. He is best known for his pioneering work in programming languages and in 1966 he became the first recipient of the ACM Turing Award.

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Known for
IT · ALGOL · APL
Education
Carnegie Mellon University (BS) · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Born
(1922-04-01)April 1, 1922 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
February 7, 1990(1990-02-07) (aged 67) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Philip Franklin
Doctoral students
Gary Lindstrom · Zohar Manna · David Parnas · John R. Levine

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Alan Perlis

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Alan Perlis

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Doctoral students · 4
Alan Perlis → David Parnas, Gary Lindstrom, John R. Levine, Zohar Manna
Workplaces · 4
Alan Perlis → Association for Computing Machinery, Carnegie Mellon University, Purdue University, Yale University
Known for · 3
Alan Perlis → ALGOL, APL, IT
Education · 2
Alan Perlis → Carnegie Mellon University (BS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Born · 1
Alan Perlis → (1922-04-01)April 1, 1922 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died · 1
Alan Perlis → February 7, 1990(1990-02-07) (aged 67) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
Alan Perlis → Philip Franklin
Fields · 1
Alan Perlis → Computer science
Thesis · 1
Alan Perlis → On Integral Equations, Their Solution by Iteration and Analytic Continuation (1950)

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programming perlis computer university science epigrams institute carnegie yale acm alan mellon 1990 first apl technology purdue algol language work

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Alan PerlisDiedFebruary 7, 1990(1990-02-07) (aged 67) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.1.00infobox
Alan PerlisDoctoral advisorPhilip Franklin1.00infobox
Alan PerlisDoctoral studentsGary Lindstrom1.00infobox
Alan PerlisDoctoral studentsZohar Manna1.00infobox
Alan PerlisDoctoral studentsDavid Parnas1.00infobox
Alan PerlisDoctoral studentsJohn R. Levine1.00infobox
Alan PerlisEducationCarnegie Mellon University (BS)1.00infobox
Alan PerlisEducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)1.00infobox
Alan PerlisFieldsComputer science1.00infobox
Alan PerlisKnown forIT1.00infobox
Alan PerlisKnown forALGOL1.00infobox
Alan PerlisKnown forAPL1.00infobox
Alan PerlisThesisOn Integral Equations, Their Solution by Iteration and Analytic Continuation (1950)1.00infobox
Alan PerlisWorkplacesAssociation for Computing Machinery1.00infobox
Alan PerlisWorkplacesCarnegie Mellon University1.00infobox
Alan PerlisWorkplacesPurdue University1.00infobox
Alan PerlisWorkplacesYale University1.00infobox

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