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Laszlo Kalmar

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Laszlo Kalmar · Science & Medicine

What

Mathematical logic and the foundations of computer science

When

1905, Edde, Hungary — 1976, Mátraháza, Hungary

Where

Hungary

Biography

Laszlo Kalmar is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Mathematical logic and the foundations of computer science

How & why

László Kalmár was a Hungarian Jewish mathematician regarded as the founder of mathematical logic and theoretical computer science in Hungary. He worked on decidability and recursion theory and helped establish computer science as an academic discipline at the University of Szeged.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

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Mathematical logic and the foundations of computer science

1905

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics