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John McCarthy dies at 84; the father of artificial intelligence
In the mid-1950s mathematician John McCarthy issued a call for research on "Automata Studies," but the phrase was so bland that few people understood what he meant. So he came up with a more provocative description of the idea he was promoting.
He called...Tags: Game Playing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Computer Networking and Internet, Heart Attack
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Dennis Ritchie dies at 70; computer scientist helped develop Unix
Dennis Ritchie, a computer scientist who wrote the popular C programming language and helped develop the Unix operating system, has died. He was 70.
Ritchie died a month after his birthday, according to his biography on a Web page of Alcatel-Lucent's...Tags: Unix, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Linux, Los Angeles Times, Software Industry
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Program brings tech training to disabled
The first of three workshops designed to introduce persons with mobility-related disabilities to computer and related technology fields was held last week at Hiram G. Andrews Center in Johnstown. Project Enable is an initiative funded by a grant from...Tags: Physical Conditions, Career and Workplace, Education, LEGO Group, Science and Technology
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Shepherd University professor aids two high school teachers
Seung-yun Kim, assistant professor of computer sciences at Shepherd University, worked with two local high school teachers who were awarded a $36,000 grant through the West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program. Wendy Lee,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, Science, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Campus security: There's an app for that
With a tap on his smartphone, University of Maryland student Shiv Krishnamoorthy can instantly alert police as he walks through the dimly lit corners of the College Park campus — and share with them his precise location, plus live video and audio....Tags: Loyola University Maryland, Crimes, Columbine High School, Safety of Citizens, Telecommunication Service
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Patrick Fischer dies at 75; target of Unabomber
Patrick Fischer, a retired computer science professor at Vanderbilt University whose secretary was injured when he was targeted by the Unabomber in 1982, has died. He was 75.
Fischer died Aug. 26 in hospice care in Montgomery County, Md., the...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Montgomery County (Maryland), Explosions, Los Angeles Times, Harvard University
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Q&A: Programming Burbank Unified 2.0
When Burbank Unified’s network supervisor announced his departure earlier this year, school board members decided to take the position in a new direction. They re-penned the job description to include a significant instructional component, and hired...Tags: Software Industry, File Sharing, Ocean View, Science, Apple iPhone
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Epic Resignation Letter Sent To Entire Whole Foods Company
pix11.comA disgruntled former Whole Foods employee in Toronto sent a point-by-point email Friday, lambasting the company's feel-good, earthy ethos, and tearing into the managers -- addressing them directly, one by one. On the Whole Foods website, the company...Tags: The Happiest News!, Tools and Hardware, Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations, Arts and Culture
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Grants to bring $10 million to college
Glendale Community College has been awarded two federal grants that will bring more than $10 million to the campus during the next five years, officials said. The Title V grants, awarded as part of the Hispanic-Serving Institutions program at the U.S....Tags: Education, Technology, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, U.S. Department of Education
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Varsity Q&A: Lauren Bosse, Towson volleyball
Lauren Bosse cringes when she hears herself described as the Towson High volleyball team's "heart."
"Everybody is working really hard," the 5-foot-11 senior middle hitter said. "To be called the heart wouldn't be fair. Without the rest of my team, I'd...Tags: High School Sports, College Sports, Volleyball, Abusive Behavior, Science
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Hagerstown native is a true mathematician
taylor.eckel@herald-mail.comMath and science seem to run in the Matonak family blood — and Amy Matonak is no exception. Matonak, the daughter of Dan and Robbie Matonak of Hagerstown, recently graduated summa cum laude from Salisbury University with bachelor of science...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Elections, Science and Technology, Schools
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Remarkable Person: Kerrie Holley
As a simple linear equation, Kerrie Holley's past wouldn't add up to his present.
Holley was born on the South Side into "the stereotypical life of a black youth — never met my father, grew up poor in a neighborhood with gangs, never lived with...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Music, Teaching and Learning, Gaming Industry, Wyclef Jean
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