The Saga of Edsger W. Dijkstra
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
Active Era
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#56 in Scientists & Inventors
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra ( DYKE-strə; Dutch: [ˈɛtsxər ˈʋibə ˈdɛikstraː] ; 11 May 1930 – 6 August 2002) was a Dutch computer scientist, programmer, mathematician, and science essayist.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
Born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Dijkstra studied mathematics and physics and then theoretical physics at the University of Leiden.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Adriaan van Wijngaarden offered him a job as the first computer programmer in the Netherlands at the Mathematical Centre in Amsterdam, where he worked from 1952 until 1962.
