Ken Iverson

Kenneth Eugene Iverson (17 December 1920 – 19 October 2004) was a Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the programming language APL. He was honored with the Turing Award in 1979 "for his pioneering effort in programming languages and mathematical notation resulting in what the computing field now knows as APL; for his contributions to the implementation of interactive systems, to educational uses of APL, and to programming language theory and practice". "Notation as a Tool of Thought". Communications of the ACM. 23 (8): 444–465.

Centenary Webinar

Celebrating the centenary of Ken Iverson's birth hosted by the British APL Association.

Anecdotes

Collected by Roger Hui.

Autobiography

Collected by Donald B. McIntyre.

Page

Created by Roger Hui with numerous links to the work and life of Ken Iverson.

Handwritten notes

Collected by Linda Alvord.

1982 Audio Interview

Conducted by Whitney Smith while Ken was at I.P. Sharp and Associates. Aired on The ArrayCast podcast - November 8, 2024.