John George Kemeny

John George Kemeny was a Hungarian-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz. Kemeny served as the 13th President of Dartmouth College from 1970 to 1981 and pioneered the use of computers in college education.

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Who was born first?

• John George Kemeny and Paul Berg were born the same year
• John George Kemeny and Ben Roy Mottelson were born the same year
• John George Kemeny and Aleksandra Kornhauser Frazer were born the same year
• John George Kemeny and Andrew Schally were born the same year
• John George Kemeny and Masatoshi Koshiba were born the same year

Timeline

1. Aleksandra Kornhauser FrazerSeptember 26, 1926 – May 17, 2020
2. Andrew SchallyNovember 30, 1926 – October 17, 2024
3. Ben Roy MottelsonJuly 9, 1926 – May 13, 2022
4. John George Kemeny (this page)May 31, 1926 – December 26, 1992
5. Masatoshi KoshibaSeptember 19, 1926 – November 12, 2020
6. Paul BergJune 30, 1926 – February 15, 2023

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