I have just now come to learn that Prof. Robin Milner is no more. He died of a heart-attack, in Cambridge, on 20 Mar. 2010 (just a few days ago). He was born in Jan. 1934. His contributions to computer science are enormous -- we list the three/four biggest ones :: LCF (Logic of Computable Functions), ML (Meta Language), CCS (Calculus of communicating systems), PI Calculus. His well deserved decorations include FRS (1998), Fellow ACM (1994) and the ACM Turing Award (1991). He spent his life at Cambridge Univ. and Univ. of Edinburgh. What is amazing is that he did all this, without ever having earned a Ph D !
May his soul rest in peace. May his life continue to inspire me and all my students.
There goes a Caesar, when will we see another ?
partha
The Professor shares his discoveries, so that you can share them with others.
2010-04-02
Doomed to obscurity
"Doomed to obscurity" is a webcomic that gives the geek culture just what it deserves!
Published every odd-numbered calendar day.
by "Penguin" Pete Trbovich, 2009.
Here is the URL::
http://penguinpetes.com/Doomed_to_Obscurity/
Open Source fanatics can now laugh/smile at their own pranks.
partha
Published every odd-numbered calendar day.
by "Penguin" Pete Trbovich, 2009.
Here is the URL::
http://penguinpetes.com/Doomed_to_Obscurity/
Open Source fanatics can now laugh/smile at their own pranks.
partha
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