Harold Lawson
Swedish engineer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1937 to 2019 · aged 81
Harold W. "Bud" Lawson (1937-2019) was a software engineer, computer architect and systems engineer. Lawson is credited with the 1964 invention of the pointer in high-level programming languages. In 2000, Lawson was presented the Computer Pioneer Award by the IEEE for his invention.
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2019Died10 June 2019IEEE Simon Ramo MedalAward2000Computer Pioneer AwardAward1997ACM FellowAward1937Born13 December 1937
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Scientists
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Lived 1937 to 2019 · aged 81
