Fernando corbato

Fernando Corbato Timeline

  • College Experience

    College Experience
    Corbato attended the California Institute of Technology and received his bachelor's degree in physics
  • College Experience 2

    College Experience 2
    Corbato attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his doctorate in physics
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    After College

    Corbato joined MIT's computation center and was a professor at the school.
  • The Password

    While refining the concept of the CTSS system Corbato birth's the idea of a computer password for users to have a sense of security with their systems.
  • Technological Contributions

    Technological Contributions
    Corbato creates the Compatible Time-Sharing System software at MIT that would later be used for Project Mac.
  • Project Mac

    Project Mac
    Project Mac makes it possible to implement CTSS which is one of the first time-sharing systems to launch
  • Corbato's Book

    Corbato's Book
    Corbato releases his book, A Compatible Time-Sharing System: A Programmer's Guide, which paves the way for new programmers and opens possibilities for more advanced technology.
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    Multics

    Corbato led multics development which was used to develop advanced time-sharing technology.
  • Lecturer

    Lecturer
    Corbato is an ACM National Lecturer which is one of the main ways to network and inform in the computational world.
  • Honeywell and Multics

    Honeywell and Multics
    Multics becomes the basis of a commercial system offered by Honeywell Information Systems.
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    Professor

    Corbato served as the Associate department head for Computer Science and Engineering in the MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
  • Chair Positions

    Chair Positions
    Corbato is elected to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
  • Academy of Engineering

    Academy of Engineering
    Corbato is inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Engineering which aims to cultivate every aspect of Engineering in America.
  • Goode Memorial Award

    Goode Memorial Award
    The American Federation of Information Processing Societies presents Corbato with the Goode Memorial Award for his contributions to the develop
  • Turing Award

    Turing Award
    Dr. Corbato receives the A.M. Turing award which is widely considered the best award in the technological world.