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Shmuel Winograd

1936 – 2019

Israeli computer scientist

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About Shmuel Winograd

Lived 1936 – 2019 (aged 83). Shmuel Winograd was an American and Israeli engineer and computer scientist.

Shmuel Winograd (; January 4, 1936 – March 25, 2019) was an Israeli-American computer scientist, noted for his contributions to computational complexity. He has proved several major results regarding the computational aspects of arithmetic; his contributions include the Coppersmith–Winograd algorithm and an algorithm for the fast Fourier transform

Member, American Philosophical Society (1989)

Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (1994)

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Important facts

Born
4 January 1936, Tel Aviv
Birth century
20th century
Died
25 March 2019
Occupation
Engineer, computer scientist
Nationality
United States, Israel
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, And Data Science, New York University
Employers
IBM, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Awards
IBM Fellow; W. Wallace McDowell Award; ACM Fellow; IEEE Fellow; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Shmuel Winograd?

Israeli computer scientist (1936-2019)

When was Shmuel Winograd born?

Shmuel Winograd was born on 4 January 1936 in Tel Aviv.

When did Shmuel Winograd die?

Shmuel Winograd died on 25 March 2019.

What was Shmuel Winograd's occupation?

Shmuel Winograd was an engineer and computer scientist.

What nationality was Shmuel Winograd?

Shmuel Winograd was American and Israeli.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Shmuel Winograd

· Wikidata: Q93070

· DBpedia: Shmuel Winograd

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