Calvin Gotlieb
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Calvin Carl "Kelly" Gotlieb, CM
, FRSC
(born March 27, 1921) is a Canadian
professor and computer scientist who has been called the "Father of Computing" in Canada. He is the Professor Emeritus in Computer Science at the University of Toronto
.
He received a Bachelor of Science
in physics in 1942, a Master of Arts
in 1944 and a Ph.D. in 1947 from the University of Toronto.
In 1948, he co-founded the computation centre at the University of Toronto and was part of the first team in Canada to build computers and to provide computing services. In 1950, he created the first university course on computing in Canada and in 1951 offered the first graduate course. In 1964, he help to found the first Canadian graduate department of computer science at the University of Toronto.
In 1958, he helped to found the Canadian Information Processing Society
and was its president from 1960 to 1961.
In 1995, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada
. He is a Fellow
of the Royal Society of Canada
and in 2006, a founding Fellow
of the Canadian Information Processing Society
. In 1994, he received the International Federation for Information Processing
Isaac L. Auerbach Medal and was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery
.
He was married to Phyllis Bloom
, a Canadian science fiction
novelist and poet, from 1949 until her death in 2009. They have three children, son Leo Gotlieb, daughters Margaret Gotlieb and Jane Lipson.
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
, FRSC
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
(born March 27, 1921) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professor and computer scientist who has been called the "Father of Computing" in Canada. He is the Professor Emeritus in Computer Science at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
.
He received a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in physics in 1942, a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in 1944 and a Ph.D. in 1947 from the University of Toronto.
In 1948, he co-founded the computation centre at the University of Toronto and was part of the first team in Canada to build computers and to provide computing services. In 1950, he created the first university course on computing in Canada and in 1951 offered the first graduate course. In 1964, he help to found the first Canadian graduate department of computer science at the University of Toronto.
In 1958, he helped to found the Canadian Information Processing Society
Canadian Information Processing Society
The Canadian Information Processing Society is the Information Technology professional society in Canada.The society certifies and regulates the Information Systems Professional designation in most provinces....
and was its president from 1960 to 1961.
In 1995, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
. He is a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
and in 2006, a founding Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the Canadian Information Processing Society
Canadian Information Processing Society
The Canadian Information Processing Society is the Information Technology professional society in Canada.The society certifies and regulates the Information Systems Professional designation in most provinces....
. In 1994, he received the International Federation for Information Processing
International Federation for Information Processing
The International Federation for Information Processing is an umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of information technology. It is a non-governmental, non-profit organization with offices in Laxenburg, Austria...
Isaac L. Auerbach Medal and was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
.
He was married to Phyllis Bloom
Phyllis Gotlieb
Phyllis Fay Gotlieb, née Bloom BA, MA was a Canadian science fiction novelist and poet.Born of Jewish heritage in Toronto, Gotlieb graduated from the University of Toronto with degrees in literature in 1948 and 1950 .The Sunburst Award is named for her first novel, Sunburst...
, a Canadian science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novelist and poet, from 1949 until her death in 2009. They have three children, son Leo Gotlieb, daughters Margaret Gotlieb and Jane Lipson.
External links
- Calvin Carl Gotlieb at The Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian Encyclopedia is a source of information on Canada. It is available online, at no cost. The Canadian Encyclopedia is available in both English and French and includes some 14,000 articles in each language on a wide variety of subjects including history, popular culture, events, people,...
- Prof. Gotlieb, Classified Work interview with, Stephen IbarakiStephen IbarakiStephen K. Ibaraki is a past teacher, an industry analyst, writer and consultant in the IT industry, and the past president of the Canadian Information Processing Society.- External links :* , Canadian Information Processing Society* *...
- Prof. Gotlieb, Pioneer in Computing Profile by, Stephen IbarakiStephen IbarakiStephen K. Ibaraki is a past teacher, an industry analyst, writer and consultant in the IT industry, and the past president of the Canadian Information Processing Society.- External links :* , Canadian Information Processing Society* *...
- Prof. Gotlieb, International Science and Engineering Fair interview with, Stephen IbarakiStephen IbarakiStephen K. Ibaraki is a past teacher, an industry analyst, writer and consultant in the IT industry, and the past president of the Canadian Information Processing Society.- External links :* , Canadian Information Processing Society* *...
- Prof. Gotlieb, Security Trumps Privacy interview with, Stephen IbarakiStephen IbarakiStephen K. Ibaraki is a past teacher, an industry analyst, writer and consultant in the IT industry, and the past president of the Canadian Information Processing Society.- External links :* , Canadian Information Processing Society* *...
- Prof. Gotlieb, Skills Shortage interview with, Stephen IbarakiStephen IbarakiStephen K. Ibaraki is a past teacher, an industry analyst, writer and consultant in the IT industry, and the past president of the Canadian Information Processing Society.- External links :* , Canadian Information Processing Society* *...
- Prof. Gotlieb, Evolution of Computers interview with, Stephen IbarakiStephen IbarakiStephen K. Ibaraki is a past teacher, an industry analyst, writer and consultant in the IT industry, and the past president of the Canadian Information Processing Society.- External links :* , Canadian Information Processing Society* *...
- Prof. Gotlieb, Foundational work with the ACM interview with, Stephen IbarakiStephen IbarakiStephen K. Ibaraki is a past teacher, an industry analyst, writer and consultant in the IT industry, and the past president of the Canadian Information Processing Society.- External links :* , Canadian Information Processing Society* *...
- Prof. Gotlieb, IFIP and CIPS interview with, Stephen IbarakiStephen IbarakiStephen K. Ibaraki is a past teacher, an industry analyst, writer and consultant in the IT industry, and the past president of the Canadian Information Processing Society.- External links :* , Canadian Information Processing Society* *...