Encyclopaedia Britannica: Robert Endre Tarjan
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Robert Tarjan
Robert Endre Tarjan is an American computer scientist and mathematician. He is the discoverer of several graph theory algorithms, including his strongly connected components algorithm, and co-inventor of both splay trees and Fibonacci heaps. Tarjan joined Princeton University as the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science in 1985. He and John Hopcroft won the 1986…
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Born 30 April 1948 · Q92638
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2026· 3 entries
bastillepost.com: Turing laureate Robert Tarjan urges caution in AI race
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news.cgtn.com: 1986 Turing laureate Robert Tarjan on China's research ecosystem
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2009).
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Paris Kanellakis Award (1999).
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1994· 1 entry
Awarded ACM Fellow (1994).
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Turing Award (1986).
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1984· 2 entries
Awarded Frederick W. Lanchester Prize (1984).
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Awarded William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research (1984).
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1982· 2 entries
Awarded O'Reilly Open Source Award (1982).
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Won IMU Abacus Medal (1982).
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1978· 1 entry
Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship (1978).
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1948· 1 entry
Born 1948-04-30.
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