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Edgar F. Codd Dead

Edgar F. Codd
KindPerson
Born1923
Died2003
StatusDead
Fielddatabases
Sourceen.wikipedia.org ↗

Published the relational model (1970) — the idea underneath every SQL database — while IBM ignored it.

Worked at IBM
Created A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks

Invented the relational model (1970) at IBM — 'A Relational Model of Data' — the paper every database descends from.\n\nTuring Award 1981; 'Codd's 12 rules' defined what relational means.

Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_F._Codd
  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_model