Lovelace Medal

The Lovelace Medal ( German: Lovelace Medal) is made ​​by the British Computer Society since 1998 to personalities of computer science, science or personalities, the IT course, forgiven.

The award is named after the mathematician Ada Lovelace ( 1815-1852 ). Lovelace and Charles Babbage (1791-1871) is often referred to as the first programmer.

The prize is awarded annually to individuals who have made a significant contribution to information systems or their intelligibility in industry, teaching, technical or administrative.

Usually only one person per year is excellent, but it can be several.

Award winners

  • 2014: Steve Furber
  • 2013: Samson Abramsky
  • 2012: Grady Booch
  • 2010: John C. Reynolds
  • 2009: Yorick Wilks
  • 2008: Tony Storey
  • 2007: Karen Jones Spärck
  • 2006: Tim Berners -Lee
  • 2005: Nick McKeown
  • 2004: John Warnock
  • 2002: Ian Foster and Carl Kesselman
  • 2001: Douglas C. Engelbart
  • 2000: Linus Torvalds
  • 1998: Michael A. Jackson and Chris Burton
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