Fernando J. Corbató, a scientist who fostered the digital revolution by developing shared computer operating systems and also put his stamp on daily life by introducing the computer password, died July 12 at a nursing home in Newburyport, Mass. He was 93
Glenn, thanks for sharing this. On Wed, Jul 17, 2019, 4:08 PM Glenn Roberts via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Fernando J. Corbató, a scientist who fostered the digital revolution by developing shared computer operating systems and also put his stamp on daily life by introducing the computer password, died July 12 at a nursing home in Newburyport, Mass. He was 93…Colleagues and historians of the computer world honored Dr. Corbató for work that drastically expanded the usefulness of the computer and put its benefits at the reach of all.
Obit from Washington Post…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/fernando-corbato-dies-at-93-
mit-scientist-fostered-the-digital-revolution--and-the-computer-password/201
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