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Edmund Berkeley

American computer scientist (1909-1988) · United States · On the map · Died at 79

Edmund Callis Berkeley was an American computer scientist and actuary who co-founded the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in 1947. His 1949 book Giant Brains, or Machines That Think popularized cognitive images of early computers.

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He was also a social activist who worked to achieve conditions that might minimize the threat of nuclear war.

Country
United States
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1988 · aged 79