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Jacob T. Schwartz

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American mathematician and computer scientist (1930-2009)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1930 to 2009 · aged 79
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Jacob Theodore "Jack" Schwartz was an American mathematician, computer scientist, and professor of computer science at the New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He was the designer of the SETL programming language and started the NYU Ultracomputer project.

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1981Leroy P. Steele Prize
1977Wilbur Cross Medal

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Bertram KostantAlso won Leroy P. Steele PrizeCharles YanofskyAlso won Wilbur Cross MedalTheodore J. LowiAlso won Wilbur Cross MedalGeorge MackeyAlso won Leroy P. Steele PrizeEberhard HopfAlso won Leroy P. Steele PrizeEdward L. AyersAlso won Wilbur Cross Medal

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Jacob Theodore "Jack" Schwartz was an American mathematician, computer scientist, and professor of computer science at the New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He was the designer of the SETL programming language and started the NYU Ultracomputer project. He founded the New York University Department of Computer Science, chairing it from 1964 to 1980.

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United States
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Lived 1930 to 2009 · aged 79
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