Bill Joy

Summary

Bill Joy is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Farmington Hills^[2]. He was born on +1954-11-08T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], programmer^[6], and businessperson^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Bill Joy's place of birth was Farmington Hills^[2].
• Bill Joy was born on +1954-11-08T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Bill Joy held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Bill Joy worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Bill Joy worked as an engineer^[5].
• Bill Joy's professions included programmer^[6].
• Bill Joy's professions included businessperson^[7].
• Bill Joy's field of work was programmer^[10].
• Bill Joy's field of work was computer science^[11].
• Bill Joy was employed by Sun Microsystems^[12].
• Bill Joy's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[13].
• Bill Joy's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[14].
• Bill Joy's education included a stint at North Farmington High School^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Bill Joy is Berkeley Software Distribution^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Bill Joy is Vi^[17].
• Bill Joy received the Grace Murray Hopper Award^[18].
• Bill Joy received the Computer History Museum Fellow^[19].
• Bill Joy was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20].
• Bill Joy was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[21].
• Bill Joy's image is recorded as Bill Joy at World Economic Forum (Davos), 2003-01 (cropped).jpg^[22].
• Bill Joy is recorded as male^[23].
• Bill Joy's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Bill Joy's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081844635^[25].
• Bill Joy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 115792320^[26].
• Bill Joy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96076037^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Farmington Hills^[2], Bill Joy… he was born on +1954-11-08T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan^[13], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1817^[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[31]; University of California, Berkeley^[14], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1868^[34], headquartered in Berkeley^[35]; and North Farmington High School^[15], a high school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1961^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], programmer^[6], and businessperson^[7]. Fields of work include programmer^[10], a profession^[39] and computer science^[11], an academic discipline^[40]. Among Bill Joy's employers was Sun Microsystems^[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Berkeley Software Distribution^[16], a Q11368^[41], founded in 1977^[42] and Vi^[17], a modal text editor^[43], founded in 1976^[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Grace Murray Hopper Award^[18], an award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1971^[47] and Computer History Museum Fellow^[19], a fellowship award^[48].

Why It Matters

Bill Joy ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Works attributed to him include Why The Future Doesn't Need Us^[51], a news article^[52], written by him^[53].

FAQs

Where was Bill Joy born?

Born in Farmington Hills^[2], Bill Joy…

What did Bill Joy do for work?

Bill Joy worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], programmer^[6], and businessperson^[7].

Where did Bill Joy go to school?

Bill Joy was educated at University of Michigan^[13], University of California, Berkeley^[14], and North Farmington High School^[15].

What awards did Bill Joy receive?

Honors received include Grace Murray Hopper Award^[18] and Computer History Museum Fellow^[19].