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Significant contributions to compiler design and theory, the architecture of large systems, and the development of reduced instruction set computers (RISC) 1970 Codd, Edgar F. Proposed and formalized the relational model of data management, the theoretical basis of relational databases: 1971 Conway, Lynn
Significant contribution to the economic, social, cultural or political development of Jamaica or to Jamaicans residing abroad [13] Japan: Nikkei Asia Prize: The Nikkei: People in Asia who have made significant contributions in regional growth; science, technology and innovation; or culture [14] Kosovo: Hero of Kosovo: President of Kosovo
For fundamental contributions to the analysis of systems with parametric uncertainty and to probabilistic robustness, and for contributions to the design of stock-trading algorithms that are robust to market variability. IEEE fellow and IFAC fellow. 1949 Hendrik W. Bode Lecture Prize (2013) Tamer Başar: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Chien-Shiung Wu (Chinese: 吳健雄; pinyin: Wú Jiànxióng; Wade–Giles: Wu 2 Chien 4-shiung 2; May 31, 1912 – February 16, 1997) was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics.
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation (formerly the National Medal of Technology) is an honor granted by the President of the United States to American inventors and innovators who have made significant contributions to the development of new and important technology.
Major contributions to the science of microbiology (as a discipline in its modern sense) have spanned the time from the mid-17th century month by month to the present day. The following is a list of notable microbiologists who have made significant contributions to the study of microorganisms .
Euler made important contributions in optics. [102] He disagreed with Newton's corpuscular theory of light , [ 103 ] which was the prevailing theory of the time. His 1740s papers on optics helped ensure that the wave theory of light proposed by Christiaan Huygens would become the dominant mode of thought, at least until the development of the ...
The Internet Hall of Fame was established in 2012, on the 20th anniversary of ISOC. [2] Its stated purpose is to "publicly recognize a distinguished and select group of visionaries, leaders and luminaries who have made significant contributions to the development and advancement of the global Internet".