Peter J. Weinberger
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Peter Jay Weinberger (born August 6, 1942) is a computer scientist best known for his early work at Bell Labs. He now works at Google.[1]
Weinberger was an undergraduate at
At Bell Labs, Weinberger contributed to the design of the
When Peter Weinberger was promoted to head of Computer Science Research at Bell Labs, his picture was merged with the AT&T "death star" logo of the mid-80s, creating the PJW Face image that has appeared in innumerable locations, including T-shirts, coffee mugs, CDs, and at least one water tower. The sole remaining PJW Face at Bell Labs is somewhat in disarray, but there are plans afoot to repair it.
Prior to joining Google, Weinberger was chief technology officer at Renaissance Technologies. Weinberger has been a member of the JASON defense advisory group since 1990.[4] He has an Erdos Number of 2.[5]
Writings
- ISBN 978-0-201-07981-4.]
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References
- ^ "Masterminds of Programming [Book]". www.oreilly.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- McIlroy, M. D. (1987). A Research Unix reader: annotated excerpts from the Programmer's Manual, 1971–1986(PDF) (Technical report). CSTR. Bell Labs. 139.
- .
- ISBN 9781101201282.
- ^ "List of the 11,009 people with Erdos number equal to 2". Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.