Kenneth E. Iverson
Computer Scientist
1920 – 2004
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Who was Kenneth E. Iverson?
Kenneth Eugene Iverson was a Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the APL programming language in 1962. He was honored with the Turing Award in 1979 for his contributions to mathematical notation and programming language theory. The Iverson Award for contributions to APL was named in his honor.
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- Born
- Dec 17, 1920
Camrose - Also known as
- Kenneth Iverson
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Doctorate, Harvard University
Applied mathematics
( - 1954) - Master's Degree, Harvard University
Mathematics
( - 1951) - Bachelor's degree, Queen's University
Mathematics and Physics
( - 1950)
- Doctorate, Harvard University
- Employment
- I. P. Sharp Associates
(1980 - 1987) - IBM
(1960 - ) - Assistant Professor, Harvard University
- I. P. Sharp Associates
- Died
- Oct 19, 2004
Toronto
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on July 23, 2013
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