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Alan J. Perlis

Representative recognition history, related topics, and linked award coverage for Alan J. Perlis in the public atlas sample.

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Turing Award

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Topics

compiler design education programming languages

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Recognitions and related works

Turing Award

First Turing Award laureate

1966

Recipient: Alan J. Perlis

Recognized for advanced compiler construction techniques and early leadership in computer science education.

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1960sprogramming languagescompiler designeducation

Related work / context

Epigrams on Programming (article, 1982, canonical)