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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 (born May 31, 1926, Budapest, Hungary—died December 26, 1992, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.) was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family at age 14.
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Dec 26, 1992 · John Kemeny was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist best known as the co-inventor of the BASIC computer language.
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...
Learn about John Kemeny, a Hungarian-American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator who co-developed BASIC and pioneered computer education at Dartmouth. Find obituaries, articles, and a presidential commission on Three Mile Island.
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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.