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[Steven H. Rogers]

A great one has passed.

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Subject: 	[Jforum] Public Memorial Service for Dr. Kenneth E. Iverson
Date: 	Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:09:54 -0400
From: 	Dan King <danking at SYMPATICO.CA>
Reply-To: 	J Forum <JFORUM at PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
To: 	JFORUM at PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM



The Toronto APL Special Interest Group:

There will be a public memorial service to celebrate the life and works of...

        DR. KENNETH IVERSON

Thursday November 18th 7-9 pm
OISE Auditorium
252 Bloor Street W. (exit St. George Station)
Toronto, Canada

Please RSVP by return email if you wish to be on the speakers' list.
Dan King 416-595-1782   http://www.torontoapl.ca
(web site will be operating by Tuesday Oct 26)
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KENNETH E. IVERSON - Noted Computer Scientist  (Globe & Mail)
Kenneth E. Iverson, a pioneer in the field of computer science, died on
Tuesday, October 19th in Toronto, Canada. He was 83.  He is survived by his
wife of 58 years, Jean (nee Nicholson); three sons, Eric (Suzann), Paul and
Keith (Marcella); daughter Janet Cramer (Kevin); foster- daughters Robin
Dick and Sherry Matusky; and five grandchildren.

Born on a small farm in Camrose, Alberta in 1920, he served in the Canadian
military during World War II. Dr. Iverson earned a B.A. in Mathematics and
Physics from Queen's University and M.A. in Mathematics and Ph.D. in
Applied Mathematics from Harvard University.
While on the faculty of Harvard, Dr. Iverson helped establish the first
graduate course in computer science and also developed a concise
mathematical notation that formed the foundation for APL (A programming
Language) He then joined IBM in 1960.

While at IBM, Dr. Iverson made an historic contribution to computer science
by developing APL into an interactive programming language that was used
widely in academic and commercial applications.
An original thinker and noted scholar, he was named an IBM Fellow in 1971.
For his efforts in mathematics and computer science, Dr. Iverson received
in 1979 the A.M. Turing Award given by the Association for Computing
Machinery, the most prestigious award in computer science.

He was awarded the Harry M. Goode Memorial Award in 1975 in recognition for
his conception and development of APL and named by the IEEE Computer
Society in 1981 as a Computer Pioneer Charter Recipient for his efforts in
the creation and continued vitality of the computer industry . In 1998, he
received from York University an honorary degree of Doctor of Science.

During his career Dr. Iverson worked in various IBM research facilities in
the northeastern United States before moving to Toronto, Canada in 1980 to
join I.P. Sharp Associates, a timesharing computer system provider. In
recent years Dr. Iverson was involved in the development and implementation
of the ''J'' programming language with Jsoftware Inc.

Dr. Iverson's love of language and teaching were significant factors in his
lifetime work of trying to impose a grammar and discipline on the language
of mathematics.
A private service will be held for the immediate family. Memorial donations
may be made to a charity of your choice or to the bursary fund of the
Academy for Lifelong Learning (www.allto.ca), 59 St. George St., Toronto
ON, M5S 2E6.

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