Harold H. Seward
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| Harold Herbert Seward | |
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| Born | 24 July 1930 Rutland, Vermont, United States |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[1] Arlington, Massachusetts, United States |
| Residence | United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields | Computer Science |
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| Doctoral advisor | Charles W. Adams |
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| Spouse | Janet Seward |
Harold H. Seward (July 24, 1930 - June 19, 2012) was a computer scientist, engineer, and inventor. Seward developed the radix sort and counting sort algorithms in 1954 at MIT.[2] He also worked on the Whirlwind Computer and developed instruments that powered the guidance systems for the Apollo spacecraft and Polaris missile.[3][4]
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- ↑ Enhanced Generic Key-Address Mapping Sort Algorithm
- ↑ US patent 3137794, Seward, Harold H., "Directionally Sensitive Light Detector", issued 1964-06-16
- ↑ US patent 3657549, Low, George M.; Seward, Harold H. & Gorstein, Mark et al., "Two-Color Horizon Sensor", issued 1972-04-18
