Barbara Liskov

Summary

Barbara Liskov is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. She was born on +1939-11-07T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a computer scientist^[4], university teacher^[5], and engineer^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,527 views/month, #5,774 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Barbara Liskov's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2].
• Barbara Liskov was born on +1939-11-07T00:00:00Z^[3].
• A child of Barbara Liskov was Moses Daniel Liskov^[8].
• Barbara Liskov held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Barbara Liskov's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Barbara Liskov's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Barbara Liskov worked as an engineer^[6].
• Barbara Liskov's field of work was computer science^[10].
• Barbara Liskov was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11].
• Barbara Liskov's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[12].
• Barbara Liskov's doctoral advisor was John McCarthy^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Barbara Liskov is distributed computing^[14].
• Barbara Liskov received the Turing Award^[15].
• Barbara Liskov received the IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[16].
• Barbara Liskov received the Harold Pender Award^[17].
• Barbara Liskov received the National Inventors Hall of Fame^[18].
• Barbara Liskov received the Programming Languages Achievement Award^[19].
• Barbara Liskov received the Weizmann Women & Science Award^[20].
• Barbara Liskov was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• Barbara Liskov was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[22].
• Barbara Liskov was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[23].
• Barbara Liskov was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Barbara Liskov's image is recorded as Turing Centenary Celebration Liskov.jpg^[25].
• Barbara Liskov is recorded as female^[26].
• Barbara Liskov's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Los Angeles^[2], Barbara Liskov… she was born on +1939-11-07T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Barbara Liskov was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[12]. Her doctoral advisor was John McCarthy^[13]. She earned the academic degree of doctorate^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], university teacher^[5], and engineer^[6]. Barbara Liskov's field of work was computer science^[10]. She was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11]. Doctoral students include Maurice Herlihy^[29], a computer scientist^[30], b. 1954^[31], of United States^[32], awarded the Dijkstra Prize^[33]; Rivka Ladin^[34], a computer scientist^[35], of United States^[36]; William E. Weihl^[37], a computer scientist^[38]; Sanjay Ghemawat^[39]; Andrew C. Myers^[40]; and Deepak Kapur^[41].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Barbara Liskov is distributed computing^[14]. Things named for her include Liskov substitution principle^[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Turing Award^[15], a science award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1966^[45]; IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[16], a science award^[46], founded in 1992^[47]; Harold Pender Award^[17], an award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1972^[50]; National Inventors Hall of Fame^[18], a hall of fame^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1973^[53], headquartered in North Canton^[54]; Programming Languages Achievement Award^[19], a science award^[55]; and Weizmann Women & Science Award^[20], a science award^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1994^[58].

Personal Life

A child of Barbara Liskov was Moses Daniel Liskov^[8].

Why It Matters

Barbara Liskov ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,527 views/month, #5,774 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

She is credited with the discovery of Liskov substitution principle^[61], a programming principle^[62]. Entities named for her include Liskov substitution principle^[42].

Her notable doctoral advisees include Sanjay Ghemawat^[63], a computer scientist^[64], b. 1966^[65], of United States^[66], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[67]; Maurice Herlihy^[68], a computer scientist^[69], b. 1954^[70], of United States^[71], awarded the Dijkstra Prize^[72]; Deepak Kapur^[73], a computer scientist^[74], b. 1950^[75], awarded the Herbrand Award^[76]; J. Eliot B. Moss^[77], a computer scientist^[78], b. 1954^[79], of United States^[80], awarded the Dijkstra Prize^[81]; Rivka Ladin^[82], a computer scientist^[83], of United States^[84]; and William E. Weihl^[85], a computer scientist^[86].

FAQs

Where was Barbara Liskov born?

Born in Los Angeles^[2], Barbara Liskov…

What did Barbara Liskov do for work?

Barbara Liskov worked as computer scientist^[4], university teacher^[5], and engineer^[6].

Where did Barbara Liskov go to school?

Barbara Liskov was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[12].

What awards did Barbara Liskov receive?

Honors received include Turing Award^[15], IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[16], Harold Pender Award^[17], and National Inventors Hall of Fame^[18].

What did Barbara Liskov discover?

Barbara Liskov is credited as discoverer of Liskov substitution principle^[61].