Harold Lawson
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Harold "Bud" Lawson is a software engineer
, computer architect and systems engineer. Lawson is credited with the 1964 invention of the pointer. In 2000, Lawson was presented the Computer Pioneer Award by the IEEE for his invention.
In July, 2010 he published a new book entitled: A Journey Through the Systems Landscape (ISBN 9-781848-900103) with College Publications. The book provides a comprehensive discipline independent approach to learning to "think" and "act" in terms of systems.
Amongst several academic appointments, his last position was as Professor of Telecommunications and Computer Systems at Linköping University
where he co-founded its Department of Computer and Information Science in 1983.
He is a Fellow
of ACM, Fellow and Life Member of the IEEE, and Fellow of the International Council on Systems Engineering INCOSE.
Software engineer
A software engineer is an engineer who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software, such as computer chips, work.- Overview :...
, computer architect and systems engineer. Lawson is credited with the 1964 invention of the pointer. In 2000, Lawson was presented the Computer Pioneer Award by the IEEE for his invention.
In July, 2010 he published a new book entitled: A Journey Through the Systems Landscape (ISBN 9-781848-900103) with College Publications. The book provides a comprehensive discipline independent approach to learning to "think" and "act" in terms of systems.
Amongst several academic appointments, his last position was as Professor of Telecommunications and Computer Systems at Linköping University
Linköping University
Linköping University is a state university in Linköping, Sweden. Linköping University was granted full university status in 1975 and is now one of Sweden's larger academic institutions. Education, research and PhD training are the mission of four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Educational...
where he co-founded its Department of Computer and Information Science in 1983.
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 ACM, Fellow and Life Member of the IEEE, and Fellow of the International Council on Systems Engineering INCOSE.