Award
Computer Pioneer Award
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John George Kemeny
1926-05-31 – 1992-12-26
Life & Legacy
John George Kemeny (born Kemény János György; May 31, 1926 – December 26, 1992) 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. Kemeny chaired the presidential commission that investigated the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. According to György Marx he was one of "The Martians".
Occupation & Career
mathematician, computer scientist, university teacher, economist, university president, educator
Education
Princeton University; George Washington Educational Campus
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Computer Pioneer Award; BASIC; Kemeny's constant; Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island : the need for change : the legacy of TMI / United States. - 1979
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Computer Pioneer Award
Employer
Dartmouth College · Manhattan Project · Princeton University
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Notable Work
BASIC · Kemeny's constant · Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island : the need for change : the legacy of TMI / United States. - 1979
Education & Institutions
George Washington Educational Campus · Princeton University
Verified Legacy Record
Notable Work
BASIC
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q28900 · wikidata
Notable Work
Kemeny's constant
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q28900 · wikidata
Notable Work
Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island : the need for change : the legacy of TMI / United States. - 1979
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q28900 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q28900 — wikidata View source
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