Peter J. Denning

Summary

Peter J. Denning is a human^[1]. His place of birth was New York City^[2]. He was born on January 6, 1942^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], university teacher^[6], and opinion journalist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in New York City^[2], Peter J. Denning…
• Peter J. Denning was born on January 6, 1942^[3].
• Peter J. Denning held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Peter J. Denning worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Peter J. Denning worked as an engineer^[5].
• Peter J. Denning worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Peter J. Denning's professions included opinion journalist^[7].
• Peter J. Denning's field of work was informatics^[10].
• Peter J. Denning's field of work was operating system^[11].
• Peter J. Denning's field of work was software engineering^[12].
• Peter J. Denning's field of work was computing^[13].
• Peter J. Denning's field of work was computer science^[14].
• Peter J. Denning was employed by Naval Postgraduate School^[15].
• Peter J. Denning's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16].
• Peter J. Denning's education included a stint at Manhattan University^[17].
• Peter J. Denning was educated at Fairfield College Preparatory School^[18].
• Peter J. Denning's doctoral advisor was Jack Dennis^[19].
• Peter J. Denning received the ACM Fellow^[20].
• Peter J. Denning received the ACM Distinguished Service Award^[21].
• Peter J. Denning received the SIGCSE Lifetime Service to Computer Science Education^[22].
• Peter J. Denning received the Computer Pioneer Award^[23].
• Peter J. Denning was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[24].
• Peter J. Denning is recorded as male^[25].
• Peter J. Denning's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Peter J. Denning supervised Andre B. Bondi as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City^[2], Peter J. Denning… he was born on January 6, 1942^[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1861^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Manhattan University^[17], a liberal arts college in the United States^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1853^[34]; and Fairfield College Preparatory School^[18], a school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1942^[37]. Peter J. Denning's doctoral advisor was Jack Dennis^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], university teacher^[6], and opinion journalist^[7]. Fields of work include informatics^[10], an academic major^[38], founded in 1957^[39]; operating system^[11], a software category^[40]; software engineering^[12], a branch of computer science^[41]; computing^[13], a type of process^[42]; and computer science^[14], an academic discipline^[43]. Among Peter J. Denning's employers was Naval Postgraduate School^[15]. Doctoral students include Andre B. Bondi^[27], Subhash C. Agrawal^[44], Gianfranco Balbo^[45], and Jeffrey R. Spirn^[46].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow^[20], a fellowship award^[47]; ACM Distinguished Service Award^[21]; SIGCSE Lifetime Service to Computer Science Education^[22], a service award^[48]; and Computer Pioneer Award^[23], an award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1981^[51].

Why It Matters

Peter J. Denning ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

FAQs

Where was Peter J. Denning born?

Peter J. Denning was born in New York City^[2].

What did Peter J. Denning do for work?

Peter J. Denning worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], university teacher^[6], and opinion journalist^[7].

Where did Peter J. Denning go to school?

Peter J. Denning was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16], Manhattan University^[17], and Fairfield College Preparatory School^[18].

What awards did Peter J. Denning receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow^[20], ACM Distinguished Service Award^[21], SIGCSE Lifetime Service to Computer Science Education^[22], and Computer Pioneer Award^[23].