Peter Samson
Peter R. Samson (born 1941 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts) is an American computer scientist, best known for creating pioneering computer software for the TX-0 and PDP-1.
Peter Samson | |
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| Born | Peter R. Samson 1941 (age 82–83) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | music, Autodesk, NASA, Spacewar!, New York City Subway |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | computer science |
| Institutions | Autodesk, Computer History Museum, Digital Equipment Corporation, NASA, Systems Concepts |
Samson studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between 1958 and 1963. He wrote, with characteristic wit, the first editions of the Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) dictionary, a predecessor to the Jargon File. He appears in Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy.
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