The Toronto APL Special Interest Group

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"APL" is both A Programming Language, and an acronym for Array Processing Languages, such as APL, A+, J, K, Matlab, Mathematica, Nial, and S-Plus.

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Dr. Kenneth E. Iverson :: 1920 - 2004

A note from Eric Iverson...

Globe & Mail tribute
Kenneth E. Iverson, a pioneer in the field of computer science, died on Tuesday, October 19th in Toronto, Canada. He was 83....

Globe & Mail - Obituary by J.Kapica, Oct. 25, 2004 KENNETH IVERSON, MATHEMATICIAN: 1920-2004
Canadian scientist created a notation system as a teaching aid. In 1962, IBM asked him to turn it into a programming language. The result was a computer breakthrough called APL

London Times - Obituary, Nov. 5, 2004
Charismatic mathematician who invented the APL computer programming language. A GIFTED mathematician and a charismatic teacher, Ken Iverson made a highly influential contribution to the field of computer science.

Le Monde - contribué par Sylvain Baron - Nov. 8, 2004
Kenneth Iverson, le père de l'un des premiers langages informatiques

Vector 21.2 will celebrate the life and work of Ken Iverson    from: Stephen Taylor sjt@netbox.com
We plan to publish a review of his life and work, from Harvard & IBM through to J Software. We also want to ensure we cover his other work, in adult education, for example.
We'll also print personal memoirs from people who worked with him. If you worked with Ken Iverson and would like to share your remembrance of him, please send it to me at Vector (sjt@vector.org.uk) by 30 November.
Best regards, Stephen Taylor, British APL Association

A Celebration of Kenneth Iverson at the Computer History Museum
Tuesday, November 30, 2004, Mountain View, CA
The creator of APL (A Programming Language) and J (J Language) will be remembered and celebrated in a series of talks presented by those who knew him well.

Other Ken Iverson Tribute Links

ACM Press

Business Edge

Wikipedia

Lambda

Langreiter

Earl.Strain

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The APL97 Art Gallery "Chaos with Symmetry"

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ChairDan Kingdanking(at)sympatico(dot)ca
Secretary (acting)Richard Procter rjp(at)aplborealis(dot)com
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