Fernando J. Corbató

American computer scientist (1926–2019)

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Lived 1926–2019, aged 93United States

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Aged 93
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Updated 2026-06-18

Fernando José "Corby" Corbató was an American computer scientist, notable as a pioneer in the development of time-sharing operating systems. He won the 1990 ACM Turing Award.

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فرناندو كورباتو
wikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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