Cliff Shaw

computer scientist (1922–1991)
Person human Q4391903
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Cliff Shaw

Summary

Cliff Shaw is a human[1]. He was born on +1922-02-23T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1991-02-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Cliff Shaw was born on +1922-02-23T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Cliff Shaw died on +1991-02-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Cliff Shaw is buried at Riverside National Cemetery[6].
  • Cliff Shaw's professions included engineer[4].
  • Cliff Shaw was employed by RAND Corporation[7].
  • Among Cliff Shaw's employers was Carnegie Mellon University[8].
  • Cliff Shaw is recorded as male[9].
  • Cliff Shaw's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Cliff Shaw's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 82529739[11].
  • Cliff Shaw's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01t_0x[12].
  • Cliff Shaw's family name is recorded as Shaw[13].
  • Cliff Shaw's given name is recorded as Cliff[14].
  • Cliff Shaw's Prabook ID is recorded as 2223186[15].

Body

Origins and Family

Cliff Shaw was born on +1922-02-23T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Cliff Shaw worked as an engineer[4]. Employers include RAND Corporation[7], a think tank[16], in United States[17], founded in 1948[18], headquartered in Santa Monica[19] and Carnegie Mellon University[8], a private university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1900[22], headquartered in Pittsburgh[23].

Death and Burial

Cliff Shaw died on +1991-02-09T00:00:00Z[3]. Burial took place at Riverside National Cemetery[6].

Why It Matters

Cliff Shaw ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

He is credited with the discovery of linked list[26], a linked data structure[27], founded in 1955[28].

FAQs

What did Cliff Shaw do for work?

Cliff Shaw worked as engineer[4].

What did Cliff Shaw discover?

Cliff Shaw is credited as discoverer of linked list[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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