William A. Martin

American computer scientist (1938–1981)
Person human Q8003999
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William A. Martin

Summary

William A. Martin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Oklahoma City[2]. He was born on +1938-05-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Brookline[4]. He died on +1981-06-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6] and engineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Oklahoma City[2], William A. Martin…
  • William A. Martin passed away in Brookline[4].
  • William A. Martin was born on +1938-05-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William A. Martin died on +1981-06-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William A. Martin held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William A. Martin worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • William A. Martin worked as an engineer[7].
  • William A. Martin's field of work was electrical engineering[10].
  • William A. Martin was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • Among William A. Martin's employers was MIT Sloan School of Management[12].
  • William A. Martin was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • William A. Martin was educated at Northwest Classen High School[14].
  • William A. Martin's doctoral advisor was Marvin Minsky[15].
  • William A. Martin is recorded as male[16].
  • William A. Martin's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William A. Martin supervised William James Long as a doctoral student[18].
  • William A. Martin's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 61077[19].
  • William A. Martin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b9hhl[20].
  • William A. Martin's family name is recorded as Martin[21].
  • William A. Martin's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William A. Martin's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100425866[23].
  • William A. Martin's zbMATH author ID is recorded as martin.william-a[24].
  • William A. Martin's different from is recorded as William Martin[25].
  • William A. Martin's DBLP author ID is recorded as 20/5148[26].
  • William A. Martin's Prabook ID is recorded as 1746501[27].

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Origins and Family

William A. Martin was born in Oklahoma City[2]. He was born on +1938-05-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Northwest Classen High School[14], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1955[34]. William A. Martin's doctoral advisor was Marvin Minsky[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[6] and engineer[7]. William A. Martin's field of work was electrical engineering[10]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1861[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38] and MIT Sloan School of Management[12], a business school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1914[41], headquartered in Cambridge[42]. He supervised William James Long as a doctoral student[18].

Death and Burial

William A. Martin died on +1981-06-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Brookline[4].

Why It Matters

William A. Martin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

He has been cited as an influence by Stephen Wolfram[44], a mathematician[45], b. 1959[46], of United Kingdom[47], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[48], specialised in mathematics[49].

Works attributed to him include Macsyma[50], a computer algebra system[51], founded in 1968[52], written by Carl Engelman[53].

FAQs

Where was William A. Martin born?

Born in Oklahoma City[2], William A. Martin…

Where did William A. Martin die?

William A. Martin passed away in Brookline[4].

What did William A. Martin do for work?

William A. Martin worked as computer scientist[6] and engineer[7].

Where did William A. Martin go to school?

William A. Martin was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13] and Northwest Classen High School[14].

Who did William A. Martin influence?

William A. Martin has been cited as an influence by Stephen Wolfram[44].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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