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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