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John Cocke was an American computer scientist. Born on 30 May 1925 in Charlotte, Cocke died on 16 July 2002 in Valhalla at the age of 77.
Cocke studied at Duke University. Honours include Eckert–Mauchly Award, Turing Award and Computer Pioneer Award, among 10 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 29 languages, John Cocke is No. 63,140 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 30 May 1925, Charlotte
- Died
- 16 July 2002, Valhalla (aged 77)
- Country
- United States
- Known as
- Mathematician, computer scientist, engineer
- Field
- Science
- Education
- Duke University
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 29
Did you know
77
Lived to 77.
30 May
Shares a birthday with Peter the Great and Mikhail Bakunin.
24
One of 24 people in the Index born in Charlotte, with Billy Graham.
29
Has a Wikipedia article in 29 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Eckert–Mauchly Award1985
- Turing Award1987
- Computer Pioneer Award1989
- National Medal of Technology and Innovation1991
- IEEE John von Neumann Medal1994
- National Medal of Science1994
- Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award1999
- Benjamin Franklin Medal2000
- IBM Fellow
- Computer History Museum Fellow
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