Patterson Hume
James Nairn Patterson "Pat" Hume CM FRSC (17 March 1923 – 9 May 2013) was a Canadian professor and science educator who has been called "Canada's pioneer of computer programming". He was a professor of Physics and of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, and he served as the second Master of Massey College from 1981 to 1988.
Patterson Hume | |
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| Born | James Nairn Patterson Hume 17 March 1923 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 9 May 2013 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | physicist, computer scientist, university professor |
| Known for | The Nature of Things, Frames of Reference, Computer programming pioneer. |
| Spouse | Patricia Anne (née Molyneux) Hume (1922–2017; m. 1953) |
| Children | Stephen, Philip, Harriet, Mark |
| Awards | Member of Order of Canada, Edison Foundation Special Citation for best science education film 1962, Fellow of Royal Society of Canada, Fellow of the ACM, IFIP Silver Core Award, Sandford Fleming Medal |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A. 1945, M.A. 1946, PhD 1949 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Toronto, Massey College, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Patterson Hume | |
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| Master of Massey College | |
| In office 1981–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Robertson Davies |
| Succeeded by | Ann Saddlemyer |
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