Thomas E. Kurtz
PersonAmerican computer scientist and educator (1928–2024)
Thomas Eugene Kurtz was an American computer scientist and educator. A Dartmouth professor of mathematics, he and colleague John G. Kemeny are best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language and the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System in 1963 and 1964. These innovations made computing more accessible by simplifying programming for non-experts and allowing multiple users to share a single computer, transforming how computers were used in education and research.
| Born | 1928-02-22 |
| Died | 2024-11-12 |
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