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His accomplishments are enormous. Thank you for brining this up nytimes! * Dr. Huskey worked with Mr. Turing at the British National Physical Laboratory and wa
by orsenthil 10y ago
His accomplishments are enormous. Thank you for brining this up nytimes!
* Dr. Huskey worked with Mr. Turing at the British National Physical Laboratory and was chief of machine development at the Institute for Numerical Analysis, part of the United States Bureau of Standards.
* He taught from 1954 to 1967 at the University of California, Berkeley, where he led research into computer language.
* In 1967 he joined the founding faculty of the computer and information science program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
RIP, Dr. Huskey.
- indogooner 10y agoDr. Huskey was also instrumental in setting up of Computer Center at IIT Kanpur as part of Kanpur Indo-American Programme. The bullock cart being used to transport the IBM 1620 computer[1] is part of IITK folklore now. [1] https://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/amit/books/subbarao-2008-eye-for-excellence.html https://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/amit/books/subbarao-2008-ey...
- jacquesm 10y agoAmazing picture, thank you.