Bob Sproull

American computer scientist
Person human Q4934059

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19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1945
Employer
Carnegie Mellon University, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2012–present), Sun Microsystems (1990–2011), PARC (1972–1977)[6][7]
Birth date
1945
Doctoral advisor
Jerome A. Feldman[13]
Doctoral student
James Gosling, Carl Ebeling, Erik Brunvand, Edward Frank, Pradeep Sindhu, Satish Gupta, Bruce Jay Nelson, Robert Hon[18][19][20][21][22][23]
Described by source
Obálky knih
Family name
Sproull
Given name
Bob, Robert
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Nacsis cat author id
DA00143609
Quora topic
Bob-Sproull
Viaf id
69548152
‎yale lux id
person/b55fff3d-affa-4ce8-ac7f-9252e93753c1
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 28
VIAF cluster ID
69548152
Library of Congress authority ID
n82032400
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bob Sproull in 2008.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
717045
BIBSYS ID
90159175
CiNii Research ID
1140282266634502272
DBLP author ID
34/1657
Freebase ID
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Google Scholar author ID
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IdRef ID
072328398
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MR Author ID
310056
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
50086
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00143609
NDL Authority ID
00457384
NL CR AUT ID
mub2011669400
NUKAT ID
n99092178
National Academy of Engineering member ID
30313
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007457341705171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068890222
Obálky knih ID
mub2011669400
Quora topic ID
Bob-Sproull
SHARE Catalogue author ID
26704
UOM ID
10179
WorldCat Entities ID
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ZbMATH author ID
sproull.robert-f

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Summary

Bob Sproull was born in 1945[1]. He worked as an engineer[2], computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard University[8], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1636[26], headquartered in Cambridge[27]; Stanford University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31]; and Harvard College[10], a college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Carnegie Mellon University[6], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1900[37], headquartered in Pittsburgh[38] and University of Massachusetts Amherst[7], a university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1863[41], headquartered in Amherst[42]. Doctoral students include James Gosling[18], an inventor[43], b. 1955[44], of Canada[45], awarded the IEEE John von Neumann Medal[46], specialised in google (verb)[47]; Carl Ebeling[19], a computer scientist[48], awarded the ACM Fellow[49]; Erik Brunvand[20]; Edward Frank[21]; Pradeep Sindhu[22]; and Satish Gupta[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14], a fellowship award[50] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15], a fellowship award[51], in United States[52], founded in 1874[53].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include James Gosling[54], an inventor[55], b. 1955[56], of Canada[57], awarded the IEEE John von Neumann Medal[58], specialised in google (verb)[59]; Brian Reid[60], a computer scientist[61], b. 1949[62], of United States[63], awarded the Grace Murray Hopper Award[64]; Carl Ebeling[65], a computer scientist[66], awarded the ACM Fellow[67]; and Bruce Jay Nelson[68], a computer scientist[69], 1952–1999[70], of United States[71], awarded the ACM Software System Award[72].

FAQs

What did Bob Sproull do for work?

Bob Sproull worked as engineer[2], computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5].

Where did Bob Sproull go to school?

Bob Sproull was educated at Harvard University[8], Stanford University[9], Harvard College[10], and Stanford University[11].

What awards did Bob Sproull receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15].

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