Ward Christensen

Summary

Ward Christensen is a human^[1]. He was born in West Bend^[2]. He was born on +1945-10-23T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Rolling Meadows^[4]. He died on +2024-10-11T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a programmer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Ward Christensen was born in West Bend^[2].
• Ward Christensen passed away in Rolling Meadows^[4].
• Ward Christensen was born on +1945-10-23T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ward Christensen died on +2024-10-11T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Ward Christensen held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Ward Christensen's professions included programmer^[6].
• Among Ward Christensen's employers was IBM^[9].
• Ward Christensen's education included a stint at Milton College^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Ward Christensen is XMODEM^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Ward Christensen is CBBS^[12].
• Ward Christensen received the EFF Award^[13].
• Ward Christensen's image is recorded as Ward Christensen and the First BBS.jpg^[14].
• Ward Christensen's image is recorded as Ward Christensen and the First BBS (cropped).jpg^[15].
• Ward Christensen is recorded as male^[16].
• Ward Christensen's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Ward Christensen's Commons category is recorded as Ward Christensen^[18].
• Ward Christensen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01zrqd^[19].
• Ward Christensen's family name is recorded as Christensen^[20].
• Ward Christensen's given name is recorded as Ward^[21].
• Ward Christensen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Ward Christensen's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ward Christensen'}^[23].
• Ward Christensen's X is recorded as wardxmodem^[24].
• Ward Christensen's Prabook ID is recorded as 1740720^[25].
• Ward Christensen's FOLDOC ID is recorded as Ward+Christensen^[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Ward Christensen was born in West Bend^[2]. He was born on +1945-10-23T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Ward Christensen was educated at Milton College^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Ward Christensen's professions included programmer^[6]. He was employed by IBM^[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include XMODEM^[11], an automatic repeat request^[27], founded in 1977^[28] and CBBS^[12], a computer program^[29], founded in 1978^[30].

Recognition

Ward Christensen received the EFF Award^[13].

Death and Burial

Ward Christensen died on +2024-10-11T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Rolling Meadows^[4].

Why It Matters

Ward Christensen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[7]

He is credited with the discovery of XMODEM^[31], an automatic repeat request^[32], founded in 1977^[33].

FAQs

Where was Ward Christensen born?

Ward Christensen's place of birth was West Bend^[2].

Where did Ward Christensen die?

Ward Christensen died in Rolling Meadows^[4].

What did Ward Christensen do for work?

Ward Christensen worked as programmer^[6].

Where did Ward Christensen go to school?

Ward Christensen was educated at Milton College^[10].

What awards did Ward Christensen receive?

Honors received include EFF Award^[13].

What did Ward Christensen discover?

Ward Christensen is credited as discoverer of XMODEM^[31].