Gerry Sussman

By moniqueadams@arizona.edu

  • Gerald Jay Sussman

    Gerald Jay Sussman
    Gerald Jay Sussman aka Gerry Sussman was born in Boston, Massachusetts on February 8, 1947.

  • Bachelor Degree

    Bachelor Degree
    Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from MIT

  • Ph.D.

    Ph.D.
    Earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from MIT

  • Programming Language

    Programming Language
    Co-developed the Scheme Programming Language with Guy L. Steele Jr.
    Introduction to Scheme Programming

  • Textbook

    Textbook
    Co-authored with Hal Abelson, "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs."

  • MIT

    MIT
    Became a professor
    Lecture 5B: Computational Objects

  • 1st Achievement

    ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award

  • Foundation

    Foundation
    Co-founded the Free Software Foundation
    Free Foundation Software

  • Another Achievement

    Elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

  • Another Life Achievement

    IEEE Computer Society's Computer Pioneer Award

  • "Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics"

    "Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics"
    Co-authored with Jack Wisdom and Meinhard Mayer

  • Membership

    Membership
    Became a member of the National Academy of Engineering
    National Academy of Engineering

  • Achievement Award

    Received the ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award

  • "Functional Differential Geometry"

    "Functional Differential Geometry"
    Published with Jack Wisdom

  • Award

    Award
    Received the IEEE Computer Society's Taylor L. Booth Education Award