Jacob T. Schwartz
American mathematician and computer scientist (1930-2009) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 79
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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He founded the New York University Department of Computer Science, chairing it from 1964 to 1980.
