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Bjarne Stroustrup (born 1950 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a computer scientist and the College of Engineering Chair Professor of Computer Science at Texas A&M University. He is most notable for developing the C++ programming language. Stroustrup, in his own words, "invented C++, wrote its early definitions, and produced its first implementation... chose and formulated the design criteria for C++, designed all its major facilities, and was responsible for the processing of extension proposals in the C++ standards committee." Stroustrup also wrote what many consider to be the standard introductory text to the language, The C++ Programming Language , which is now in its third edition. The text has been revised twice to reflect the evolution of the language and the work of the C++ standards committee.
Stroustrup is cand. scient. (the Danish equivalent to a master's degree) in mathematics and computer science ( 1975) from the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and Ph.D. in computer science ( 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings.) from Cambridge UniversityThe University of Cambridge is the second-oldest academic institution in the English-speaking world (after Oxford). According to legend, the University was founded in 1209 by scholars escaping Oxford after a fight with locals. Cambridge and the University, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England. He formerly worked as the head of AT&T LabBell Telephone Laboratories or Bell Labs was originally the research and development arm of the United States Bell System, and was the premier corporate facility of its type, developing a range of revolutionary technologies from telephone switches to spec's Large-scale Programming Research department, from its creation until late 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom.
1 Awards & accomplishments
- 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo - Named one of "America's twelve top young scientists" by Fortune Magazine.
- 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic. - ACM ( Association for Computing MachineryThe Association for Computing Machinery or ACM was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is currently around 78,000. Its headquarters are in New York, New York. Activities is organized into over) Grace Murray Hopper Award for early work on C++.
- 1995 - Byte magazine named Stroustrup one of the 20 most influential people in the computer industry.
- 1996 - Stroustrup was named an AT&T Fellow: "For fundamental contributions to the development of computer languages and object-oriented programming, culminating in the C++ programming language."
- 1998 - Stroustrup was named ACM Fellow: For his early work laying the foundations for the C++ programming language. Based on the foundations and Dr. Stroustrup's continuing efforts, C++ has become one of the most influential programming languages in the history of computing.
- 2004 - National Academy of Engineering, 2004
- 2004 - IEEE Computer Society 2004 Computer Entrepreneur Award
