Dijkstra, Edsger Wybe

Born: 1930 AD
Died: 2002 AD, at 72 years of age.

Nationality: Unknown
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Dutch computer scientist

co-developed Algol 60

conceived dining philosophers problem

developed Dijkstra shortest path algorithm

wrote paper "GOTO Considered Harmful" 1968

Turing Award 1972

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