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Perlis in his later years was confined to a wheelchair. He brooked no concern for his condition and, with the help of his devoted wife, Sydelle, maintained an active career at Yale University during the academic years and at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center each summer.
Alan Jay Perlis (April 1, 1922 – February 7, 1990) was an American computer scientist and professor at Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University. He is best known for his pioneering work in programming languages and was the first recipient of the Turing Award.
Perlis was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1977. His obituary as published by the National Academy of Engineering website. Wife: Sydelle Perlis.
Perlis in his later years was confined to a wheelchair. He brooked no concern for his condition and, with the help of his devoted wife, Sydelle, maintained an active career et Yale Univer- sity during the academic years and at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center each summer.
Alan J Perlis was born on April 1, 1922 into a Jewish family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended primary schools in his hometown, starting with the Colfax Public School in his Squirrel Hill neighborhood. In 1933 Perlis enrolled in the public but prestigious Taylor Allderdice High School.
Feb 9, 1990 · He is survived by his wife, Sydelle; a daughter, Andrea, of Mountain View, Calif; two sons, Mark, of Washington, and Robert, of Bethesda, Md.; a sister, Dorothy Rothbart of Pittsburgh; a...
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Alan J. Perlis. Born April 1, 1922, Pittsburgh, Pa.; died February 7, 1990, New Haven, Conn.; computer pioneer; leader in establishing computer science as a legitimate discipline; longtime developer of programming languages and programming techniques; author of classic one-liners.
