Grady Booch

Summary

Grady Booch is a human^[1]. Born in Amarillo^[2], he… he was born on +1955-02-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and software developer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Amarillo^[2], Grady Booch…
• Grady Booch was born on +1955-02-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Grady Booch was born on +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Grady Booch held citizenship in United States^[9].
• English was Grady Booch's native language^[10].
• Grady Booch worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Grady Booch's professions included engineer^[5].
• Grady Booch worked as a software developer^[6].
• Among Grady Booch's employers was IBM^[11].
• Grady Booch was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara^[12].
• Grady Booch's education included a stint at United States Air Force Academy^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Grady Booch is Unified Modeling Language^[14].
• Grady Booch received the IBM Fellow^[15].
• Grady Booch received the Lovelace Medal^[16].
• Grady Booch received the Computer Pioneer Award^[17].
• Grady Booch received the Stevens Award^[18].
• Grady Booch received the ACM Fellow^[19].
• Grady Booch received the IEEE Fellow^[20].
• Grady Booch was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[21].
• Grady Booch was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[22].
• Grady Booch was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science^[23].
• Grady Booch's image is recorded as Grady Booch, CHM 2011 2 cropped.jpg^[24].
• Grady Booch is recorded as male^[25].
• Grady Booch's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Grady Booch's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117550736^[27].

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Origins and Family

Grady Booch was born in Amarillo^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1955-02-27T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8]. English was his native language^[10].

Education

Educated at University of California, Santa Barbara^[12], a public university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1909^[30], headquartered in Santa Barbara County^[31] and United States Air Force Academy^[13], an air force academy^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1954^[34], headquartered in Lowry Air Force Base^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and software developer^[6]. Among Grady Booch's employers was IBM^[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Grady Booch is Unified Modeling Language^[14]. Things named for him include Booch method^[36], a concept^[37].

Recognition

Awards received include IBM Fellow^[15], a fellowship grant^[38]; Lovelace Medal^[16], a medallion^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1998^[41]; Computer Pioneer Award^[17], an award^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1981^[44]; Stevens Award^[18], an award^[45], founded in 1995^[46]; ACM Fellow^[19], a fellowship award^[47]; and IEEE Fellow^[20], a science award^[48].

Why It Matters

Grady Booch ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for him include Booch method^[36], a concept^[37].

FAQs

Where was Grady Booch born?

Grady Booch's place of birth was Amarillo^[2].

What did Grady Booch do for work?

Grady Booch worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and software developer^[6].

Where did Grady Booch go to school?

Grady Booch was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara^[12] and United States Air Force Academy^[13].

What awards did Grady Booch receive?

Honors received include IBM Fellow^[15], Lovelace Medal^[16], Computer Pioneer Award^[17], and Stevens Award^[18].