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James_Gosling
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James Gosling | |
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 Gosling in 2010 | |
| Born | James Arthur Gosling May 19, 1955 |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Java (programming language) Gosling Emacs |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Canada
IEEE John von Neumann Medal The Economist Innovation Award NAE Foreign Member Fellow Computer History Museum |
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| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Algebraic Constraints (1983) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bob Sproull and Raj Reddy |
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