Pioneers

Butler Lampson

Distributed Computing

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Computing Atlas. "Butler Lampson." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/butler-lampson.

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Computing Atlas. (n.d.). Butler Lampson. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/butler-lampson

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@misc{computingatlas-butler-lampson,
  author = {Computing Atlas},
  title = {Butler Lampson},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/butler-lampson},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

Butler W. Lampson is an American computer scientist best known for his contributions to the development and implementation of distributed personal computing. He won the 1992 ACM Turing Award.

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Birth Year

1943 1

Birth Date

1943-12-23 1

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1. Wikipedia: Butler Lampson

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Butler W. Lampson (born December 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist best known for his contributions to the development and implementation of distributed personal computing. He won the 1992 ACM Turing Award.

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December 23, 1943

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