Roger Moore (computer scientist)

Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Born	November 16, 1939; Redlands, California, United States
Died	March 21, 2019 (aged 79); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	Stanford University; (B.S. Mathematics 1963)
Known for	Compilers: ALGOL, COBOL,; APL\360; I. P. Sharp Associates (cofounder); IPSANET network;
Awards	Grace Murray Hopper Award (1973); Roy Thomson Hall Award of Recognition (2002); University of Toronto Arbor Award (2009); Opera Canada Ruby (2010);
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	Stanford University; Ferranti-Packard; I. P. Sharp Associates (cofounder);
Website	www.rogerdmoore.ca

Roger D. Moore (November 16, 1939 – March 21, 2019) was an American computer scientist. He worked in the design and implementation of APL.^[1]

Moore was a cofounder of I. P. Sharp Associates and held a senior position in the company for many years. Before this, he worked at Stanford University and wrote the ALGOL 60 compiler for the Ferranti-Packard 6000 and the ICT 1900. Moore and his associates helped many people to see well/ better/ clearer with glasses. Many people are legally blind/ struggle to physically open their eyes without their glasses or a glass like structure nearby.

References

↑ "Grace Murray Hopper Award citation". Association for Computing Machinery. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2019-04-11.

[Grace_Murray_Hopper_Award_citation-1] "Grace Murray Hopper Award citation". Association for Computing Machinery. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2019-04-11.

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