On Tuesday, March 9, the Association for Computing Machinery announced the winner of the 2009 ACM A.M. Turing Award, one of the computing community’s highest distinctions. Charles P. Thacker was recognized for his pioneering design and realization of the first modern personal computer, contributions to the Ethernet local area network and work on the prototype for today’s most used tablet PC. Widmeyer worked with the Associated Press on an article that was featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Huffington Post and more.
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