Leslie Lamport
Author of LaTeX: A Document Preparation System
About the Author
Leslie Lamport, a computer scientist, is well known for his contributions to concurrent computing and distributed systems. Now at Microsoft Research in Mountain View, California, he began his work on TLA+ at the Digital (later Compaq) Systems Research Center in Palo Alto. Lamport, who earned his show more Ph.D. in mathematics from Brandeis University, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering show less
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- Birthdate
- 1941-02-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Bronx High School of Science, New York City, New York, USA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS|Mathematics|1960)
Brandeis University (MA|Mathematics|1963)
Brandeis University (PhD|Mathematics|1972) - Occupations
- computer scientist (Massachusetts Computer Associates)
computer scientist (SRI International)
computer scientist (Digital Equipment Corporation)
computer scientist (Compaq)
computer scientist (Microsoft Research) - Organizations
- IEEE
Microsoft Corporation
National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Engineering - Awards and honors
- Honorary Doctorate (University of Rennes, 2003)
Honorary Doctorate (Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, 2003)
Honorary Doctorate (EPFL, 2004)
Honorary Doctorate (University of Lugano, 2006)
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award (2004)
Dijkstra Prize (2005) (show all 9)
John von Neumann Medal (2008)
Honorary Doctorate (Nancy-Université, 2007)
Turing Award (2013)
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