Anthony Ralston

computer science educator
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Summary

Anthony Ralston was born on 1930[1] in New York City[2]. He has worked as a computer scientist[3], mathematician[4], and university teacher[5]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Field of work: mathematics[8], computer science[9]
  • Educated at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10]
  • Doctoral advisor: Eric Reissner[11]
  • Award received: ACM Distinguished Service Award[12], ACM Fellow[13]
  • Member of: Association for Computing Machinery[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Doctoral student: James Richard Macy[16]
  • Family name: Ralston[17]
  • Given name: Anthony[18]
  • Official website: https://history.computer.org/pioneers/ralston.html[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Different from: Anthony Ralston[21]
  • Writing language: English[22]

FAQs

Where was Anthony Ralston born?

Anthony Ralston was born in New York City[2].

What did Anthony Ralston do for work?

Anthony Ralston worked as a computer scientist[3], mathematician[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Anthony Ralston go to school?

Anthony Ralston was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did Anthony Ralston receive?

Honors received include ACM Distinguished Service Award[12] and ACM Fellow[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . history.computer.org. history.computer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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