Alan Perlis

Alan J. Perlis 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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Who was born first?

• Alan Perlis and Aage Bohr were born the same year
• Alan Perlis and Har Gobind Khorana were born the same year
• Alan Perlis and Robert W. Holley were born the same year
• Alan Perlis and Kathleen Booth were born the same year
• Alan Perlis and Margherita Hack were born the same year

Timeline

1. Aage BohrJune 19, 1922 – September 8, 2009
2. Alan Perlis (this page)April 1, 1922 – February 7, 1990
3. Har Gobind KhoranaJanuary 9, 1922 – November 9, 2011
4. Kathleen BoothJuly 9, 1922 – September 29, 2022
5. Margherita HackJune 12, 1922 – June 29, 2013
6. Robert W. HolleyJanuary 28, 1922 – February 11, 1993

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