Pioneers

Alan Perlis

Programming Language Theory

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General Reference

Computing Atlas. "Alan Perlis." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/alan-perlis.

APA Style

Computing Atlas. (n.d.). Alan Perlis. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/alan-perlis

BibTeX

@misc{computingatlas-alan-perlis,
  author = {Computing Atlas},
  title = {Alan Perlis},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/alan-perlis},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

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 became the first recipient of the ACM Turing Award.

Facts

Birth Year

1922 1

Birth Date

1922-04-01 1

Death Year

1990 1

Death Date

1990-02-07 1

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Also in Science Atlas: Turing Award, discussed there.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Alan Perlis

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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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