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James Gosling

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Canadian computer scientist who created the Java programming language

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worked at

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Sun Microsystems○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Oracle Corporation○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Google○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Amazon Web Services○UnverifiedHighFresh1

employed by

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Sun Microsystems○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Oracle Corporation○UnverifiedHighFresh1

java initial release year

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1995○UnverifiedHighFresh1

nationality

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Canadian○UnverifiedHighFresh1

created language

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Java○UnverifiedHighFresh1

holds degree from

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University of Calgary○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Carnegie Mellon University○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary field

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Computer Science○UnverifiedHighFresh1

known as

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Father of Java○UnverifiedHighFresh1

education institution

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University of Calgary○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Carnegie Mellon University○UnverifiedHighFresh1

born year

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1955○UnverifiedHighFresh1

java original name

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Oak○UnverifiedHighFresh1

education

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University of Calgary○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Carnegie Mellon University○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed emacs version

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Gosling Emacs○UnverifiedHighFresh1

birth year

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1955○UnverifiedHighFresh1

led project

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Green Project○UnverifiedHighFresh1

award received

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IEEE John von Neumann Medal○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary role

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Software Architect○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed system

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NeWS window system○UnverifiedHighFresh1
NeWS windowing system○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

developed editor

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Emacs text editor (Unix version)○UnverifiedHighFresh1

java development started

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1990s○UnverifiedHighFresh1

original language name

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Oak○UnverifiedHighFresh1

inducted into

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Computer History Museum Hall of Fellows○UnverifiedHighFresh1

created project

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NeWS window system○UnverifiedHighFresh1

nickname

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Dr. Java○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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