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David Gelernter

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David Gelernter · Technology & Engineering

What

Computer & information scientist

When

1955, New York City, United States

Where

United States

Biography

David Gelernter is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Computer & information scientist

How & why

David Gelernter is an American computer scientist at Yale whose 1980s work on the Linda coordination language advanced parallel and distributed computing, and whose book 'Mirror Worlds' anticipated aspects of the modern internet and cloud. He was gravely injured by a mail bomb from the Unabomber in 1993. He is Jewish, and has written widely on Judaism.

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Computer & information scientist

Source: Jinfo.org — JEWISH COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENTISTS