John Makepeace Bennett Scientist

Emeritus Professor John Makepeace Bennett AO FTSE (31 July 1921 – 9 December 2010) was an early Australian computer scientist. He was Australia's first professor of computer science and the founding president of the Australian Computer Society. His pioneering career included work on early computers such as EDSAC, Ferranti Mark 1* and SILLIAC, and spreading the word about the use of computers through computing courses and computing associations.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 31, 1921
Birth place
Australia , Warwick Queensland
Nationality
Australians
Date of deathDecember 09, 2010
Place of death
Sydney , Australia
Residence
England , Australia
Education
University of Queensland
University of Cambridge

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Scientist

awards
Order of Australia
Field of study
Computer science

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