Fernando J. Corbató(1926–2019)
Computer ScienceFernando José "Corby" Corbató was an American computer scientist, notable as a pioneer in the development of time-sharing operating systems. He won the 1990 ACM Turing Award.
United States
1
Major Awards
36
Publications
1,463
Citations
15
h-index
N/A
i10-index
40.6
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
1990
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#2
Systems Architecture, Design, Engineering, and Verification — The Practice in Research and Research in Practice
ACM-TURING '12(2012)
0
citations
#8
Project MAC (time-sharing computing project)
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing(1992)
5
citations
Recent Publications
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Systems Architecture, Design, Engineering, and Verification — The Practice in Research and Research in Practice
ACM-TURING '122012
0citations
0citations
On computer system challenges
JACM2003
4citations
Time sharing
2003
16citations
CTSS-the compatible time-sharing system
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing1992
5citations
Project MAC (time-sharing computing project)
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing1992
5citations
The Project MAC interviews
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing1992
10citations
73citations
Open AccessEducation
California Institute of Technology(Bachelor of Science)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Doctor of Philosophy)
Doctoral Advisors
Jerry SaltzerAkira SekinoJohn C. Slater
Academy Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
GB
Gilles Brassard
Turing Award (2025)
GE
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
VC
Vint Cerf
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2024)
AS
Adi Shamir
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2024)
AB
Andrew Barto
Turing Award (2024)
RS
Richard Sutton
Turing Award (2024)
AW
Avi Wigderson
Turing Award (2023)
YB
Yoshua Bengio
Princess of Asturias Award (2022)
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