Charles Bachman
Charles Bachman | |
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Bachman in 2012 | |
| Born | Charles William Bachman III December 11, 1924 Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | July 13, 2017 (aged 92) Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) Michigan State University (MS) |
| Known for | Integrated Data Store |
| Awards | Turing Award (1973) National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2012) ACM Fellow (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | Dow Chemical General Electric Cullinet Bachman Information Systems |
Charles William Bachman III (December 11, 1924 – July 13, 2017) was an American computer scientist, who spent his entire career as an industrial researcher, developer, and manager rather than in academia. He was particularly known for his work in the early development of database management systems. His techniques of layered architecture include his namesake Bachman diagrams.