Edsger Wybe Dijkstra - professional career
The professional career of Edsger Wybe Dijkstra is marked by various prestigious positions, which he held at different points of time. He started his career at the Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam and later went on to become a professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology of the Netherlands. He was appointed as a research fellow at the Burroughs Corporation. Dijkstra later occupied the Schlumberger Centennial Chair in the Department of Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra - works in computer programming
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra is known for his works in computer programming. The fields in which he has left an indelible mark include the following:
- Program design
- Algorithm design
- Distributed processing
- Programming languages
- Design of mathematical arguments
- Operating systems
- Formal specification and verification
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra - recognition of his achievements
Numerous awards and honors have been given to Edsger Wybe Dijkstra in recognition of his works in the field of computer science. Some of the honors received by him are as follows:
- Doctorate (Honorary) from the Athens University, Greece, in 2001
- Doctor of Science Honoris Causa from the Queen's University Belfast in 1976
- The ACM's AM Turing Award in 1972
- Membership of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1971
- Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society in 1971
