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Stephen C. Johnson

American computer scientist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1944 · age 82

Stephen Curtis Johnson is a computer scientist who worked at Bell Labs and AT&T for nearly 20 years. He is best known for Yacc, Lint, spell, and the Portable C Compiler, which contributed to the spread of Unix and C. He has also contributed to fields as diverse as computer music, psychometrics and VLSI design.

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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82

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