Victor A. Vyssotsky
Encyclopedia
Victor A. Vyssotsky, son of the astronomer
s Alexander N. Vyssotsky
(Russia
n) and Emma Vyssotsky
(American
) is a mathematician
and computer scientist
. He was one of the team member of Multics
project. Multics, whilst not particularly commercially successful in itself, directly inspired Ken Thompson to develop Unix
.
In the early 1960s, along with Robert Morris Sr. and Doug McIlroy, he
devised and played a computer game called Darwin
(later known as Core War
) on an IBM 7090
at Bell Labs
.
Later virus developers used the same technique to develop some viruses.
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
s Alexander N. Vyssotsky
Alexander N. Vyssotsky
Alexander Nikolayevich Vyssotsky was an astronomer. Vyssotsky was born in Moscow, Russia, and received his master degree from Moscow State University....
(Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n) and Emma Vyssotsky
Emma Vyssotsky
Emma Vyssotsky , born Emma T. R. Williams in Media, Pennsylvania was an American astronomer.-Biography:She received a Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard College in 1930...
(American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) is a mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and computer scientist
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
. He was one of the team member of Multics
Multics
Multics was an influential early time-sharing operating system. The project was started in 1964 in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
project. Multics, whilst not particularly commercially successful in itself, directly inspired Ken Thompson to develop Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
.
In the early 1960s, along with Robert Morris Sr. and Doug McIlroy, he
devised and played a computer game called Darwin
(later known as Core War
Core War
Core War is a programming game in which two or more battle programs compete for the control of the "Memory Array Redcode Simulator" virtual computer . These battle programs are written in an abstract assembly language called Redcode...
) on an IBM 7090
IBM 7090
The IBM 7090 was a second-generation transistorized version of the earlier IBM 709 vacuum tube mainframe computers and was designed for "large-scale scientific and technological applications". The 7090 was the third member of the IBM 700/7000 series scientific computers. The first 7090 installation...
at Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
.
Later virus developers used the same technique to develop some viruses.
External links
- Father Alexander N. Vyssotsky
- Core War at Virus Bulletin: Resources