July 13, 2019 By Matthew Hughes
Last Friday, legendary MIT computer scientist Fernando “Corby” Corbató passed away at his home in Newton, Massachusetts. He was 93.
The Oakland-born researcher was responsible for several pivotal advances in the computer science space, most notably the password, which he invented during his pioneering work in computer time sharing.
Full Article.
RIP Fernando “Corby” Corbató, inventor of the password (1926-2019)
Userlevel 7
+54
Be the first to reply!
Reply
Login to the community
No account yet? Create an account
Enter your username or e-mail address. We'll send you an e-mail with instructions to reset your password.