Corbató

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Corbató is the surname of Fernando J. Corbató, a pioneering American computer scientist known for his work on time-sharing operating systems and computer security.

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instanceOf American computer scientist
human
awardReceived National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Turing Award
contributedTo Multics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-07-01
dateOfDeath 2019-07-12
developed CTSS
Compatible Time-Sharing System
doctoralAdvisor Philip M. Morse
educatedAt California Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
employer Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ethnicGroup Hispanic Americans
familyName Corbató
father Fernando Corbató Sr.
fieldOfWork computer science
computer security
operating systems
fullName Fernando José Corbató
givenName Fernando
hasSurname Corbató
influenced development of modern operating systems
development of time-sharing systems
knownFor password-based computer security
pioneering time-sharing
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Engineering
nativeLanguage English
notableFor computer security
time-sharing operating systems
notableIdea time-sharing as a way to share computing resources
use of passwords for user authentication
notableStudent Jerry Saltzer
occupation professor
placeOfBirth Oakland, California
linked to: Oakland
placeOfDeath Newburyport, Massachusetts
positionHeld professor at MIT
residence Massachusetts
sexOrGender male
spouse Emily Corbató
thesisTitle A Study of Digital Data Transmission
thesisYear 1956
workInstitution MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

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Fernando J. Corbató familyName Corbató
subject linked to: Corbató
Fernando J. Corbató hasSurname Corbató
subject linked to: Corbató