Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Computer Scientist, Author of MINIX

Andrew S. Tanenbaum - Computer Scientist, Author of MINIX
Born

March 16th, 1944
81 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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An influential computer scientist and academic contributed extensively to operating systems and computer networks. Developed MINIX, a Unix-like operating system used as a teaching tool in academia. Authored several textbooks, including 'Operating Systems: Design and Implementation' and 'Modern Operating Systems', which serve as foundational texts in computer science education. Served as a professor at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, where research focused on distributed systems and computer architecture.

Developed MINIX operating system

Authored 'Operating Systems: Design and Implementation'

Authored 'Modern Operating Systems'

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