Philip S. Abrams

Philip S. Abrams
Philip S. Abrams; Ph.D.
Citizenship	United States
Education	Ph.D. computer science,; Stanford University 1970; M.S. computer science,; Stanford University 1966; A.B. mathematics,; Princeton University 1964;
Known for	Programming language APL
Awards	Kenneth E. Iverson Award for Outstanding Contribution to APL
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer science; Business technology;
Institutions	Talisman Ltd.; BuildTopia, Inc.; KeepMore, Inc.; Kanisa Inc.; Netword LLC; Qualitas, Inc.; CMS/Data Corporation; Health Innovations, Inc.; Information Builders, Inc.; Princeton Venture Research, Inc.; Cogito Data Systems, Inc.; STSC, Inc.; Sligos, S.A.; IBM Research;
Influences	Kenneth E. Iverson

Philip S. Abrams is a computer science researcher who co-authored the first implementation of the programming language APL.[1]

APL

In 1962, Kenneth E. Iverson published his book A Programming Language, describing a mathematical notation for describing array operations in mathematics. In 1965, Abrams and Lawrence M. Breed produced a compiler that translated expressions in Iverson's APL notation into IBM 7090 machine code.[1] In the 1970s, he was vice president of development for Scientific Time Sharing Corporation (STSC), Inc.[2]

Selected works

Abrams, Philip S., An APL Machine, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), February, 1970.

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References

Shustek, Len. "The APL Programming Language Source Code". Computer History Museum. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
Abrams, Philip S. (2005-04-30). "Professional Résumé". Philipabrams.com. Philip S. Abrams. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2018-03-30.

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[Shustek-1] Shustek, Len. "The APL Programming Language Source Code". Computer History Museum. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

[2] Abrams, Philip S. (2005-04-30). "Professional Résumé". Philipabrams.com. Philip S. Abrams. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2018-03-30.