Roger Moore (computer scientist)
computer scientist (1939–2019)
Roger D. Moore (November 16, 1939 – March 21, 2019) was an American computer scientist. He worked in the design and implementation of APL.[1]
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Born | Redlands, California, United States | November 16, 1939
Died | March 21, 2019 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 79)
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Stanford University (B.S. Mathematics 1963) |
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Fields | Computer science |
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Website | www |
Moore was a cofounder of I. P. Sharp Associates and held a senior position in the company for many years. Before this, he worked at Stanford University and wrote the ALGOL 60 compiler for the Ferranti-Packard 6000 and the ICT 1900. Moore and his associates helped many people to see well/ better/ clearer with glasses. Many people are legally blind/ struggle to physically open their eyes without their glasses or a glass like structure nearby.
References
change- ↑ "Grace Murray Hopper Award citation". Association for Computing Machinery. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2019-04-11.