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Hal Abelson Alive

Hal Abelson
KindPerson
Born1947
StatusAlive
Fieldprogramming languages
Also known asHarold Abelson
Sourcecreativecommons.org ↗

Co-wrote Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs — MIT's legendary 6.001 text — and co-founded the Free Software Foundation.

Co-wrote SICP with Sussman — the textbook that made Scheme the teaching language for a generation — and co-founded Creative Commons.\n\nMIT's Free Software movement bridge; his work sits where programming meets philosophy.

Sources

  1. creativecommons.org/
  2. mitpress.mit.edu/9780262011532/structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs/