We lost a titan of programming languages, programming methodology, software engineering and hardware design. Niklaus Wirth passed away on the first of January. We mourn a pioneer, colleague, mentor ...

Wirth received a Turing Award in 1984 for his contributions to computer science, with his Pascal coding language being described as a foundation for future systems. Niklaus Wirth, the creator of ...

Wirth, who won the AM Turning Award in 1984, was widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of computer science. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

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Niklaus Emil Wirth, the creator of Pascal, winner of a Turing award, and fellow of the Computer History Museum, passed away on 1 January 2024 at the age of 89. Wirth was born on 15 February 1934, ...

In 1999, an up-and-coming software engineer in Switzerland was preparing for a conference in France when he learned that Swiss computer scientist Niklaus Wirth, a pioneer in the field, was also ...

Swiss computer pioneer Niklaus Wirth passed away on on January 1, at the age of 89, as the federal technology institute ETH Zurich, confirmed to the Keystone-SDA news agency on Thursday. Several ...

Computer genius Niklaus Wirth who bought the world Pascal, Euler and Oberon has died. He was 89. Wirth was born on February 15, 1934, in Switzerland, He is famous for creating several programming ...

More than a few computing luminaries have sadly passed over recently, unsurprising given many pioneers from the fifties, sixties, and seventies reaching end of life. One who caught my eye was Niklaus ...

In the late 1970s, an ambitious new computer company called Apple started to brainstorm its next steps as the age of home computers suddenly seemed a reality. The company had already made a mark with ...