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John George Kemeny

John George Kemeny (May 31, 1926 - December 26, 1992 ), U.S. computer scientist and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas Eugene Kurtz.

He also served as president of Dartmouth College 1970-1981 and pioneered the use of computers in college education.

Kemeny chaired the presidential commission that investigated the Three Mile Island accident in 1979.

External Links:

• Bio at Bellevue C.C. site
• Bio at Univ of St Andrews site

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