Ronald Vernon Book (March 5 1937 – May 28, 1997 in Santa Barbara, California) was a theoretical computer scientist.[1] He published more than 150 papers in scientific journals. His papers are of great impact for computational complexity theory and term rewriting.
Ronald V. Book | |
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Born | March 5, 1937 |
Died | May 28, 1997 | (aged 60)
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | computational complexity theory, term rewriting systems, formal language theory |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer Science |
Thesis | Grammars with Time Functions |
Doctoral advisor | Sheila Greibach |
Doctoral students |