| Nicholas Pippenger | |
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Full name |
Nicholas John Pippenger |
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Alternative names |
Nicholas J. Pippenger, Nick Pippenger |
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Presence at Shimer |
–1965 |
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Presence on Earth |
1947– |
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BS |
Shimer College 1965 |
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BS |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1967 |
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MS |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1969 |
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Ph.D. |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1974 |
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Role(s) |
Mount Carroll period alum |
Nicholas Pippenger was a student at Shimer College during the Mount Carroll period, enrolling through early entrance and graduating in 1965.
Brief description[]
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Nicholas Pippenger (b. 1947) is a computer scientist and author of Theories of Computability (1997). He is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College. Pippenger acquired his first bachelor's degree at Shimer College, where he enrolled through early entrance, and his doctorate at MIT. Pippenger is known for his work on the foundations of computer science, including issues of complexity, computability and communication theory. He is a Fellow of the ACM, the IEEE, and the Royal Society of Canada. (from Shimer College Wiki)
Profiled[]
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Biography[]
Works[]
- Theories of Computability
References[]
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