Donald Knuth - Wikipedia
WEBPersonal life. Donald Knuth married Nancy Jill Carter on 24 June 1961, while he was a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology. They have two children: John Martin Knuth and Jennifer Sierra Knuth. Knuth gives informal lectures a few times a year at Stanford University, which he calls "Computer Musings".
Donald Knuth | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 2, 2024 · Donald Knuth (born January 10, 1938, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.) is an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his authoritative multivolume series of books The Art of Computer Programming (1968– ) …
Donald Knuth's Profile | Stanford Profiles
WEBDonald Ervin Knuth is an American computer scientist, mathematician, and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. He is the author of the multi-volume work The Art of Computer Programming and has been called the "father" of the analysis of algorithms.
Donald Knuth - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics
WEB10 January 1938. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Summary. Donald Knuth is an American mathematician and computer scientist most famous for his contributions to the study of algorithms and inventing the TeX typesetting language. View seven larger pictures. Biography. Donald Knuth's parents were Ervin Henry Knuth and Louise Marie Bohning.
Stanford’s Don Knuth, a pioneering hero of computer programming
WEBJun 1, 2011 · "I have heroes. I'm just a guy who has a way with computers. I'm not sure what I do rises to that level." Yet, rise he does. Knuth is a giant in the field of computer science. His multi-volume, as-yet-unfinished magnum opus The Art of Computer Programming has sold more than a million copies.
Donald Knuth - CHM
WEBApr 18, 2024 · Donald Knuth was born in 1938 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and holds a BS and MS in mathematics from the Case Institute of Technology (1960) and a PhD in mathematics (1963) from Caltech. Over a prolific publishing career, Knuth is best known for having written the classic, multivolume series, The Art of Computer Programming, the …
Donald Knuth - Wikiwand
WEBDonald Ervin Knuth ( / kəˈnuːθ / kə-NOOTH; born January 10, 1938) is an American computer scientist and mathematician. He is a professor emeritus at Stanford University. He is the 1974 recipient of the ACM Turing Award, informally considered the Nobel Prize of computer science.
WEBDonald Ervin Knuth is an American computer scientist, mathematician, and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. He is the author of the multi-volume work The Art of Computer Programming and has been called the "father" of the analysis of algorithms.
Donald E. Knuth - A.M. Turing Award Laureate
WEBLecture. Research. Subjects. Video Interview. Donald Ervin “Don” Knuth was born January 10, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His father was a teacher in a Lutheran high school and a church organist. Don Knuth attended Lutheran high school and, in later life, also became a church organist. Education.
Donald Knuth Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life
WEBFamily & Personal Life On 24 June 1961, Donald Knuth married Nancy Jill Carter. The couple has two children: a son named John Martin Knuth and a daughter called Jennifer Sierra Knuth.
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