Theoretical Computer Scientist

A Theoretical Computer Scientist is a computer scientist who develops computational theory.

• AKA: Computational Theorist.
• Example(s):
  • Alan Turing (1912-1954).
  • Edsger W. Dijkstra.
  • Alan Newell.
  • Donald E. Knuth.
  • Edgar F. Codd.
  • Stephen A. Cook.
  • Leslie Valiant.
  • Judea Pearl.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • an Applied Computer Scientist.
  • a Theoretical Statistician.
  • a Theoretical Mathematician.
  • a Theoretical Philosopher.
• See: Theoretical CS.

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