Pascal creator Niklaus Wirth has died
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Swiss computer scientist, Turing Prize winner and creator of several programming languages, Niklaus Wirth, a Swiss computer scientist, has passed away at the age of 89.
"It is with great remorse that we mark the passing of programming language pioneer and A.M. Turing Laureate Niklaus Wirth, who passed away on Jan 1, 2024. Wirth developed a sequence of innovative computer languages, EULER, ALGOL-W, MODULA and PASCAL, which provided a foundation for future computer language, systems, and architectural research," the Association for Computing Machinery said.
The farewell ceremony will take place on 11 January in Zurich.
The farewell ceremony will take place on 11 January in Zurich.
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