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  2. List of computer-related awards - Wikipedia

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    Software Process Achievement Award. IEEE Computer Society. Outstanding and innovative contributions to the field of software quality. United States. Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award. Dr. Dobb's Journal. Significant contributions to the advancement of software development. United States. Iverson Award.

  3. Margaret Hamilton (software engineer) - Wikipedia

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    Margaret Elaine Hamilton ( née Heafield; born August 17, 1936) is an American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. She was director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for NASA 's Apollo program. She later founded two software companies ...

  4. ACM Software System Award - Wikipedia

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    The ACM Software System Award is an annual award that honors people or an organization "for developing a software system that has had a lasting influence, reflected in contributions to concepts, in commercial acceptance, or both". It is awarded by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) since 1983, with a cash prize sponsored by IBM of ...

  5. FSF Free Software Awards - Wikipedia

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    Advancement of Free Software award. The Advancement of Free Software award is annually presented by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) to a person whom it deems to have made a great contribution to the progress and development of free software, through activities that accord with the spirit of free software. [1]

  6. O'Reilly Open Source Award - Wikipedia

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    The O'Reilly Open Source Award is presented to individuals for dedication, innovation, leadership and outstanding contribution to open source. From 2005 to 2009 the award was known as the Google – O'Reilly Open Source Award but since 2010 the awards have only carried the O'Reilly name. [1] [2] The O'Reilly Open Source Awards. Awarded for.

  7. Edsger W. Dijkstra - Wikipedia

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    Edsger W. Dijkstra. Edsger Wybe Dijkstra ( / ˈdaɪkstrə / DYKE-strə; Dutch: [ˈɛtsxər ˈʋibə ˈdɛikstra] ⓘ; 11 May 1930 – 6 August 2002) was a Dutch computer scientist, programmer, software engineer, and science essayist. [1] [2] Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Dijkstra studied mathematics and physics and then theoretical ...

  8. Software Process Achievement Award - Wikipedia

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    The Software Process Achievement Award is a non-competitive award offered by the IEEE Computer Society and Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and annually presented for outstanding and innovative contributions to the field of software quality. Award recipients receive an engraved commemorative plaque and make several presentations at ...

  9. List of computer science awards - Wikipedia

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    SIGCHI. Advancement of the field of human-computer interaction [3] Danny Lewin Best Student Paper Award. SIGACT. Best student-authored paper in Symposium on Theory of Computing [4] Dhaka Site. ICPC. University programming competition [5] Dijkstra Prize.