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Christopher S. Strachey ( / ˈstreɪtʃi /; 16 November 1916 – 18 May 1975) was a British computer scientist. [1] [2] [3] He was one of the founders of denotational semantics, and a pioneer in programming language design and computer time-sharing. [4] .
Christopher Strachey. Born November 16, 1916, Hampstead, London, UK- died May 18, 1975, Oxford, England; early English programmer who in 1959 proposed a form of time-sharing, illuminated the understanding of progamming languages, and developed denotational semantics.
Christopher Strachey was one of the most original computer scientists of his generation: his fields were computer design and programming, and he made important contributions to them both. He liked to say (not quite accurately) that he had changed the direction of his career every seven years.
Learn about the life and research of Christopher Strachey, a pioneering computer scientist and the founder of the Programming Research Group at Oxford University. The conference features invited speakers, historical and technical talks, an exhibition of archival material, and a panel discussion.
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Christopher Strachey (1916–1975) was a pioneering computer scientist and the founder of the Program- ming Research Group, now part of the Department of Computer Science at Oxford University.
Christopher Strachey was one of the most original computer scientists of his generation: his fields were computer design and programming, and he made important contributions to them both. He liked to say (not quite accurately) that he had changed the direction of his career every seven years.
