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Harold Lawson

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Swedish engineer

United StatesScientistsLived 1937 to 2019 · aged 81
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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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2019IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
2000Computer Pioneer Award
1997ACM Fellow

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2019 · aged 81
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