Brian Randell

Summary

Brian Randell is a human^[1]. His place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1936^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and mathematician^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in London^[2], Brian Randell…
• Brian Randell was born on January 1, 1936^[3].
• Brian Randell held citizenship in United Kingdom^[8].
• Brian Randell worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Brian Randell worked as an engineer^[5].
• Brian Randell's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Brian Randell's field of work was computer science^[9].
• Brian Randell's field of work was informatics^[10].
• Brian Randell's field of work was history of computer science^[11].
• Among Brian Randell's employers was Newcastle University^[12].
• Brian Randell was educated at Imperial College London^[13].
• Brian Randell received the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award^[14].
• Brian Randell received the ACM Fellow^[15].
• Brian Randell received the Fellow of the Society of Genealogists^[16].
• Brian Randell received the Turing Talk^[17].
• Brian Randell received the Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales^[18].
• Brian Randell received the Fellow of the British Computer Society^[19].
• Brian Randell was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[20].
• Brian Randell was a member of Learned Society of Wales^[21].
• Brian Randell was a member of UK Computing Research Committee^[22].
• Brian Randell is recorded as male^[23].
• Brian Randell's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Brian Randell supervised Luigi Vincenzo Mancini as a doctoral student^[25].
• Brian Randell supervised Eike Best as a doctoral student^[26].
• Brian Randell supervised Martin Campbell-Kelly as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Brian Randell's place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1936^[3].

Education

Brian Randell's education included a stint at Imperial College London^[13]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Science^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and mathematician^[6]. Fields of work include computer science^[9], an academic discipline^[29]; informatics^[10], an academic major^[30], founded in 1957^[31]; and history of computer science^[11], an aspect of history^[32]. Brian Randell was employed by Newcastle University^[12]. Doctoral students include Luigi Vincenzo Mancini^[25]; Eike Best^[26], a computer scientist^[33], b. 1951^[34]; and Martin Campbell-Kelly^[27], a computer scientist^[35], b. 1945^[36], of United Kingdom^[37], awarded the Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales^[38], specialised in history of science^[39].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award^[14], a technical field award^[40], founded in 1976^[41]; ACM Fellow^[15], a fellowship award^[42], in United States^[43]; Fellow of the Society of Genealogists^[16], a fellowship award^[44], in United Kingdom^[45]; Turing Talk^[17], a science award^[46], in United Kingdom^[47]; Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales^[18], a fellowship award^[48]; and Fellow of the British Computer Society^[19], a fellowship award^[49].

Why It Matters

Brian Randell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

His notable doctoral advisees include Eike Best^[51], a computer scientist^[52], b. 1951^[53].

FAQs

Where was Brian Randell born?

Brian Randell's place of birth was London^[2].

What did Brian Randell do for work?

Brian Randell worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and mathematician^[6].

Where did Brian Randell go to school?

Brian Randell was educated at Imperial College London^[13].

What awards did Brian Randell receive?

Honors received include IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award^[14], ACM Fellow^[15], Fellow of the Society of Genealogists^[16], and Turing Talk^[17].