Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
|
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Toronto
|
| gptkbp:awardReceived |
gptkb:John_von_Neumann_Medal
gptkb:Turing_Award |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1933-06-05
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Toronto
|
| gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor |
gptkb:W._E._Hamilton
|
| gptkbp:doctoralStudent |
gptkb:James_Demmel
gptkb:Velvel_Kahan |
| gptkbp:employer |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
|
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:mathematics
computer science numerical analysis |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:IEEE_754_standard
floating-point arithmetic |
| gptkbp:member |
gptkb:Association_for_Computing_Machinery
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:Canadian
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
contribution to IEEE 754 standard
work on floating-point computation |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:computer_scientist
gptkb:mathematician |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Richard_Fateman
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Kahan
|