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Home/Memorials/United States/Valhalla/John Cocke

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Biography of John Cocke

30. May 1925 – 16. Jul 2002(77 years)Died in:Valhalla, Westchester County

American computer scientist

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Charlotte, Mecklenburg County

Valhalla, Westchester County

United States

Occupation(4)

mathematician computer scientist engineer university teacher

Awards(10)

IBM Fellow Turing Award National Medal of Technology and InnovationIEEE John von Neumann MedalBenjamin Franklin Medal National Medal of Science Computer History Museum Fellow Computer Pioneer Award Eckert–Mauchly Award Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award

Education(1)

Duke University

John Cocke (* 30. May 1925 in Charlotte; † 16. July 2002 in Valhalla) was an american computer scientist. He was 77 years old. He studied at Duke University. He received 10 awards, including IBM Fellow, Turing Award.

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1925

Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County

1985

Eckert–Mauchly Award

1987

Turing Award

1989

Computer Pioneer Award

1991

National Medal of Technology and Innovation

1994

IEEE John von Neumann Medal

1994

National Medal of Science

1999

Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award

2000

Benjamin Franklin Medal

2002

Died in Valhalla, Westchester County

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