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Joseph Weizenbaum

German-American computer scientist (1923-2008) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 85

Joseph Weizenbaum was a German-American computer scientist and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the namesake of the Weizenbaum Award and the Weizenbaum Institute.

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2008Died5 March 20082002The VIZE 97 PrizeAward2001Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1988Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional ResponsibilityAward1923Born8 January 1923

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The VIZE 97 Prize2002
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2001
Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility1988

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Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2008 · aged 85

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