Peter J. Denning

Who is this?

Peter James Denning (born January 6, 1942) is an American computer scientist and writer. He is best known for pioneering work in virtual memory, especially for inventing the working-set model for program behavior, which addressed thrashing in operating systems and became the reference standard for all memory management policies. He is also known for his works on principles of operating systems, operational analysis of queueing network systems, design and implementation of CSNET, the ACM digital library, and codifying the great principles of computing. He has written numerous influential articles and books, including an overview of fundamental computer science principles, computational thinking, and his thoughts on innovation as a set of learnable practices.

Career

1. 1942
   Born
2. 1989
   Won ACM Distinguished Service Award
3. 1994
   Member of Association for Computing Machinery
4. 1994
   Won ACM Fellow
5. 2010
   Won SIGCSE Lifetime Service to Computer Science Education
6. 2021
   Won Computer Pioneer Award

Trivia

• •Place of birth: New York City
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: computer scientist, engineer, university teacher, opinion journalist