Hal Abelson

Summary

Hal Abelson is a human^[1]. He was born on +1947-04-29T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a mathematician^[3], computer scientist^[4], artificial intelligence researcher^[5], and electrical engineer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Hal Abelson was born on +1947-04-29T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Hal Abelson held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Hal Abelson worked as a mathematician^[3].
• Hal Abelson's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Hal Abelson's professions included artificial intelligence researcher^[5].
• Hal Abelson worked as an electrical engineer^[6].
• Hal Abelson's field of work was informatics^[9].
• Hal Abelson's field of work was computer science^[10].
• Hal Abelson's field of work was ethics^[11].
• Hal Abelson's field of work was law^[12].
• Hal Abelson was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[13].
• Hal Abelson was educated at Princeton University^[14].
• Hal Abelson was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15].
• Hal Abelson's doctoral advisor was Dennis Sullivan^[16].
• Hal Abelson received the IEEE Fellow^[17].
• Hal Abelson was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[18].
• Hal Abelson's image is recorded as HalAbelsonJI1.jpg^[19].
• Hal Abelson is recorded as male^[20].
• Hal Abelson's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Hal Abelson supervised Mitchel Resnick as a doctoral student^[22].
• Hal Abelson supervised Kurt VanLehn as a doctoral student^[23].
• Hal Abelson supervised Radhika Nagpal as a doctoral student^[24].
• Hal Abelson supervised Elizabeth Bradley as a doctoral student^[25].
• Hal Abelson supervised Daniel N. Coore as a doctoral student^[26].
• Hal Abelson supervised Guillermo Juan Rozas as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Hal Abelson was born on +1947-04-29T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Princeton University^[14], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1746^[30], headquartered in Princeton^[31] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1861^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]. Hal Abelson's doctoral advisor was Dennis Sullivan^[16]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[3], computer scientist^[4], artificial intelligence researcher^[5], and electrical engineer^[6]. Fields of work include informatics^[9], an academic major^[37], founded in 1957^[38]; computer science^[10], an academic discipline^[39]; ethics^[11], a branch of philosophy^[40]; and law^[12], an academic discipline^[41]. Hal Abelson was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[13]. Doctoral students include Mitchel Resnick^[22], a university teacher^[42], b. 1956^[43], of United States^[44], awarded the Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education^[45], specialised in educational sciences^[46]; Kurt VanLehn^[23], a psychologist^[47], b. 1951^[48]; Radhika Nagpal^[24], a computer scientist^[49], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[50], specialised in computer science^[51]; Elizabeth Bradley^[25], a rower^[52], b. 1961^[53], of United States^[54]; Daniel N. Coore^[26]; and Guillermo Juan Rozas^[27].

Recognition

Hal Abelson received the IEEE Fellow^[17].

Why It Matters

Hal Abelson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Works attributed to him include Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs^[57], a literary work^[58], written by him^[59].

His notable doctoral advisees include Mitchel Resnick^[60], a university teacher^[61], b. 1956^[62], of United States^[63], awarded the Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education^[64], specialised in educational sciences^[65]; Latanya Arvette Sweeney^[66], a computer scientist^[67], of United States^[68], awarded the Fellow of the African Scientific Institute^[69]; Radhika Nagpal^[70], a computer scientist^[71], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[72], specialised in computer science^[73]; and Elizabeth Bradley^[74], a rower^[75], b. 1961^[76], of United States^[77].

FAQs

What did Hal Abelson do for work?

Hal Abelson worked as mathematician^[3], computer scientist^[4], artificial intelligence researcher^[5], and electrical engineer^[6].

Where did Hal Abelson go to school?

Hal Abelson was educated at Princeton University^[14] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15].

What awards did Hal Abelson receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow^[17].