Robert Taylor
Facts
35 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- February 10, 1932
- Date of death
- April 13, 2017
- Place of birth
- Dallas
- Place of death
- Woodside
- Country of citizenship
- United States[7]
- Occupation
- computer scientist, psychologist
- Employer
- Martin Marietta (?–1961), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1961–1965), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (1965–1969), University of Utah (1969–1970), Palo Alto Research Center (1970–1983), DEC Systems Research Center (1983–present), Digital Equipment Corporation[9][10][11][12][13][14]
- Field of work
- computer science[8]
- Educated at
- University of Texas at Austin[15]
- Award received
- National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Charles Stark Draper Prize, ACM Software System Award, ACM Fellow, Computer History Museum Fellow, Internet Hall of Fame[16][17][18][19][20][21]
- Birth date
- 1932-02-10
- Death date
- 2017-04-13
- Citizenship
- United States
- Cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Birth name
- Robert William Taylor
- Birth place
- Dallas
- Death place
- Woodside
- Different from
- Robert Walker Taylor
- Family name
- Taylor
- Geni.com profile id
- 6000000057474277092
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- Given name
- Robert William
- Library of congress authority id
- n79145949
- Manner of death
- natural causes
- Member of
- Association for Computing Machinery (1994–present)[22]
- Name in native language
- Robert William Taylor
- National library of israel j9u id
- 987012747903905171
- Nickname
- Bob Taylor
- Participated in conflict
- Korean War
- Quora topic
- Robert-Taylor-110
- Viaf id
- 48050565
- Writing language
- English
- ISNI
- 0000000082253749
- VIAF cluster ID
- 48050565
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n79145949
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bob Taylor in 2008.jpg ↗
- ACM Digital Library author ID
- 81100520259
- DBLP author ID
- 31/1172
- FAST ID
- 1442706
- Freebase ID
- /m/03y7xp
- Geni profile ID
- 6000000057474277092
- IEEE Xplore author ID
- 37089098080
- J9U entity ID
- 987012747903905171
- National Academy of Engineering member ID
- 29841
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- Prabook ID
- 3528323
- Quora topic ID
- Robert-Taylor-110
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6q832hs
- Scopus author ID
- 57198561815
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJtxjkmq6wyYrjcmRrycfq
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Award received 5
Field of work 2
Occupation 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Family name 1
Influenced 1
Instance of 1
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Manner of death 1
Member of 1
Participated in conflict 1
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Summary
Robert Taylor was born in Dallas[1]. He was born on February 10, 1932[2]. He died in Woodside[3]. He died on April 13, 2017[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5] and psychologist[6].
Body
Career and Affiliations
Employers include Martin Marietta[9], a business[24], in United States[25], founded in 1961[26], headquartered in Bethesda[27]; National Aeronautics and Space Administration[10], a space agency[28], in United States[29], founded in 1958[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[31]; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency[11], an United States federal agency[32], in United States[33], founded in 1958[34], headquartered in Arlington County[35]; University of Utah[12], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1850[38]; PARC[13], a business[39], in United States[40], founded in 1970[41], headquartered in Palo Alto[42]; and DEC Systems Research Center[14], a research center[43], founded in 1984[44].
Recognition
Awards received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[16], a science award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1980[47]; Charles Stark Draper Prize[17], a science award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1989[50]; ACM Software System Award[18], a science award[51], founded in 1983[52]; ACM Fellow[19], a fellowship award[53]; Computer History Museum Fellow[20], a fellowship award[54]; and Internet Hall of Fame[21], a hall of fame[55], in United States[56], founded in 2012[57].
Death and Burial
The cause of death was Parkinson's disease[58].
Why It Matters
He has been cited as an influence by Lawrence Roberts[59], a computer scientist[60], 1937–2018[61], of United States[62], awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[63], specialised in engineering[64].
FAQs
Where was Robert Taylor born?
Robert Taylor was born in Dallas[1].
Where did Robert Taylor die?
Robert Taylor died in Woodside[3].
What did Robert Taylor do for work?
Robert Taylor worked as computer scientist[5] and psychologist[6].
Where did Robert Taylor go to school?
Robert Taylor was educated at University of Texas at Austin[15].
What awards did Robert Taylor receive?
Honors received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[16], Charles Stark Draper Prize[17], ACM Software System Award[18], and ACM Fellow[19].
Who did Robert Taylor influence?
Robert Taylor has been cited as an influence by Lawrence Roberts[59].