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Peter Samson
Peter Samson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter R. Samson 1941 (age 83–84) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | music, Autodesk, NASA, Spacewar!, New York City Subway |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | computer science |
| Institutions | Autodesk, Computer History Museum, Digital Equipment Corporation, NASA, Systems Concepts |
Peter R. Samson (born 1941 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts)[1] is an American computer scientist, best known for creating pioneering computer software for the TX-0 and PDP-1.
Samson studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between 1958 and 1963. He wrote, with characteristic wit, the first editions of the Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) dictionary,[2] a predecessor to the Jargon File. He appears in Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution[3][4] by Steven Levy.
- ^ Computer History Museum (2006). "Peter Samson". Retrieved 2006-07-20.
- ^ "TMRC Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2006-06-10.
- ^ Levy, Steven (2 January 2001). Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Penguin (Non-Classics). ISBN 0-14-100051-1.
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