Fernando J. Corbató

American computer scientist (1926-2019) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 93

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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2019Died12 July 20192012Computer History Museum FellowAward1994ACM FellowAward1990Turing AwardAward1980Harry H. Goode Memorial AwardAward1966W. Wallace McDowell AwardAward1926Born1 July 1926

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