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Jean Sammet
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NameJean Sammet
Birth dateMarch 23, 1928
Birth placeNew York City, New York
Death dateMay 20, 2017
Death placeBurtonsville, Maryland
OccupationComputer scientist, IBM fellow

Jean Sammet was a renowned American computer scientist who made significant contributions to the development of COBOL, FORMAC, and other programming languages. She worked at IBM and was a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Sammet's work had a profound impact on the field of computer science, influencing notable figures such as Grace Hopper and Donald Knuth. Her contributions to the development of programming languages were recognized by the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

● Early Life and Education

Jean Sammet was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in a family that encouraged her interest in mathematics and science. She attended Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, where she earned a degree in mathematics and was influenced by professors such as Emil Post. Sammet then went on to earn her master's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was exposed to the work of David Hilbert and Kurt Gödel. Her education laid the foundation for her future work in computer science, which was also influenced by the research of Alan Turing and John von Neumann at Princeton University.

● Career

Sammet began her career at Sperry Corporation (now Unisys), where she worked on the development of the UNIVAC I computer. She then moved to IBM, where she worked on the development of COBOL and FORMAC, and became a fellow of the company. Sammet's work at IBM was influenced by her interactions with other notable computer scientists, including John Backus and Harlan Mills. She also collaborated with researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on various projects, including the development of the LISP programming language.

● Contributions to Computer Science

Sammet's contributions to computer science were significant, and she is best known for her work on the development of COBOL and FORMAC. She was also a pioneer in the field of programming language design, and her work influenced the development of languages such as PL/I and SQL. Sammet's research was also influenced by the work of Noam Chomsky and Marvin Minsky at MIT, and she collaborated with other notable researchers, including Edsger Dijkstra and Donald Knuth. Her work on FORMAC was recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and she was awarded the National Medal of Technology for her contributions to the development of COBOL.

● Awards and Recognition

Sammet received numerous awards and honors for her contributions to computer science, including the National Medal of Technology and the Computer Pioneer Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). She was also a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Sammet's work was recognized by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Science Foundation (NSF), and she was awarded honorary degrees from Adelphi University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her contributions to computer science were also recognized by the Computer History Museum and the Smithsonian Institution.

● Legacy

Sammet's legacy in computer science is significant, and her work continues to influence the development of programming languages and software systems. Her contributions to the development of COBOL and FORMAC have had a lasting impact on the field, and her research has influenced notable computer scientists such as Larry Wall and Guido van Rossum. Sammet's work has also been recognized by the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), and she is remembered as a pioneer in the field of computer science. Her legacy continues to inspire new generations of computer scientists, including those at Stanford University, Harvard University, and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Category:Computer scientists

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