David Wheeler (computer scientist)
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David John Wheeler ForMemRS (9 February 1927 – 13 December 2004)[10][11][12] was a computer scientist and professor of computer science at the University of Cambridge.[13][14][15][16]
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Born | David John Wheeler (1927-02-09)9 February 1927[1] Birmingham, England |
Died | 13 December 2004(2004-12-13) (aged 77) Cambridge, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | University of Cambridge (MA, PhD) |
Known for | inventing subroutines Burrows–Wheeler transform (BWT)[2] Tiny Encryption Algorithm (TEA)[3] Wheeler Jump[4] WAKE EDSAC[5] |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1981) Computer Pioneer Award (1985) Fellow, Computer History Museum (2003)[6] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer Science |
Institutions | University of Cambridge Computer Lab, Cambridge Darwin College, Cambridge |
Thesis | Automatic Computing With EDSAC (1951) |
Doctoral advisor | Maurice Wilkes[7] |
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