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Butler Lampson

American computer scientist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1943 · age 82

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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2018Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward2004Charles Stark Draper PrizeAward2001IEEE John von Neumann MedalAward1995Computer Pioneer AwardAward1994ACM FellowAward1992Turing AwardAward1986Honorary Doctor of ETH ZürichAward1984ACM Software System AwardAward1943Born23 December 1943

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Foreign Member of the Royal Society2018
Charles Stark Draper Prize2004
IEEE John von Neumann Medal2001
Computer Pioneer Award1995
ACM Fellow1994
Turing Award1992
Honorary Doctor of ETH Zürich1986
ACM Software System Award1984
Computer History Museum Fellow
Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna

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Scientists
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Born 1943 · age 82

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