Jack Dennis

American computer scientist
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Jack Dennis

Summary

Jack Dennis is a human[1]. Born in Elizabeth[2], he… he was born on +1931-10-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], electrical engineer[5], engineer[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Elizabeth[2], Jack Dennis…
  • Jack Dennis was born on +1931-10-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jack Dennis held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Jack Dennis's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Jack Dennis worked as an electrical engineer[5].
  • Jack Dennis's professions included engineer[6].
  • Jack Dennis worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Among Jack Dennis's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Jack Dennis was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • Jack Dennis's doctoral advisor was Dean Norman Arden[12].
  • Jack Dennis received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].
  • Jack Dennis received the IEEE John von Neumann Medal[14].
  • Jack Dennis received the Eckert–Mauchly Award[15].
  • Jack Dennis received the ACM Fellow[16].
  • Jack Dennis was a member of National Academy of Engineering[17].
  • Jack Dennis was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[18].
  • Jack Dennis's image is recorded as Jack Dennis.jpg[19].
  • Jack Dennis is recorded as male[20].
  • Jack Dennis's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Jack Dennis supervised Peter J. Denning as a doctoral student[22].
  • Jack Dennis supervised Randal Bryant as a doctoral student[23].
  • Jack Dennis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000395131726[24].
  • Jack Dennis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 289826016[25].
  • Jack Dennis's GND ID is recorded as 1241586683[26].
  • Jack Dennis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83827689[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jack Dennis was born in Elizabeth[2]. He was born on +1931-10-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jack Dennis's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11]. His doctoral advisor was Dean Norman Arden[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], electrical engineer[5], engineer[6], and university teacher[7]. Among Jack Dennis's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10]. Doctoral students include Peter J. Denning[22], a computer scientist[28], b. 1942[29], of United States[30], awarded the ACM Fellow[31], specialised in informatics[32] and Randal Bryant[23], a computer scientist[33], b. 1952[34], of United States[35], awarded the Paris Kanellakis Award[36], specialised in informatics[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], a fellowship grant[38], in United States[39], founded in 1925[40]; IEEE John von Neumann Medal[14], a science award[41], founded in 1992[42]; Eckert–Mauchly Award[15], a science award[43], in United States[44], founded in 1979[45]; and ACM Fellow[16], a fellowship award[46].

Why It Matters

Jack Dennis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

His notable doctoral advisees include Peter J. Denning[49], a computer scientist[50], b. 1942[51], of United States[52], awarded the ACM Fellow[53], specialised in informatics[54] and Randal Bryant[55], a computer scientist[56], b. 1952[57], of United States[58], awarded the Paris Kanellakis Award[59], specialised in informatics[60].

FAQs

Where was Jack Dennis born?

Jack Dennis was born in Elizabeth[2].

What did Jack Dennis do for work?

Jack Dennis worked as computer scientist[4], electrical engineer[5], engineer[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Jack Dennis go to school?

Jack Dennis was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].

What awards did Jack Dennis receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], IEEE John von Neumann Medal[14], Eckert–Mauchly Award[15], and ACM Fellow[16].

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  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . gf.org. Retrieved . gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [18] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  29. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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