Niklaus Wirth
Niklaus Emil Wirth was a Swiss computer scientist. He designed several programming languages, including Pascal, and pioneered several classic topics in software engineering. In 1984, he won the Turing Award, generally recognized as the highest distinction in computer science, "for developing a sequence of innovative computer languages".
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Winterthur
- Educated at
- ETH ZurichUniversity of California, BerkeleyLaval University
- Awards
- 🏆 Turing Award🏆 Marcel Benoist Prize🏆 Computer Pioneer Award
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Edward Feigenbaum🎓 Harry Huskey
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Martin Odersky
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"... we do not consider it as good engineering practice to consume a resource lavishly just because it happens to be cheap."
"During the process of stepwise refinement, a notation which is natural to the problem in hand should be used as long as possible."
"Reliable and transparent programs are usually not in the interest of the designer."
"Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples."
"In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensable luxury, but a simple necessity."
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Timeline
1934
Born
Birth2024
Died
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