Edward M. McCreight
Edward M. (Ed) McCreight | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | College of Wooster Carnegie Mellon University (Ph.D., 1969) |
| Known for | algorithm design, computer design |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | Boeing, Xerox PARC, Adobe Systems |
| Thesis | Classes of Computable Functions Defined by Bounds on Computation |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert R. Meyer |
Edward Meyers McCreight is an American computer scientist. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1969, advised by Albert R. Meyer. He co-invented the B-tree with Rudolf Bayer while at Boeing, and improved Weiner's algorithm to compute the suffix tree of a string. He also co-designed the Xerox Alto workstation, and, with Severo Ornstein, co-led the design and construction of the Xerox Dorado computer while at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. He also worked at Adobe Systems.