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John George Kemeny (born Kemény János György; May 31, 1926 – December 26, 1992) was a Hungarian-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz.
May 27, 2024 · John Kemeny was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family at age 14. He took a year off from his undergraduate studies at Princeton University to work on the Manhattan Project and was later a research assistant to Albert Einstein.
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Dec 26, 1992 · Quick Info. Born. 31 May 1926. Budapest, Hungary. Died. 26 December 1992. Etna, New Hampshire, USA. Summary. John Kemeny was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist best known as the co-inventor of the BASIC computer language. View two larger pictures. Biography.
John G. Kemeny was the chairman of the Dartmouth College Mathematics Department. Based largely on his reputation as an innovator in math teaching, in 1959 the College won an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award for $500,000 to build a new department building.
Dec 27, 1992 · John G. Kemeny, a distinguished mathematician and computer pioneer who was president of Dartmouth College for more than a decade, died yesterday at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical...
May 1, 1993 · Learn about the life and achievements of John Kemeny, a Hungarian-born mathematician who co-created the programming language BASIC and the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System. He was also a president of Dartmouth College, an assistant to Albert Einstein, and a leader in computer education and policy.
Learn about the life and achievements of John G. Kemeny, a pioneer of computer education and co-inventor of BASIC and DTSS. He was a Hungarian-born mathematician who worked with von Neumann, Einstein and Licklider, and advocated universal access to computers for all students.
