Scott E. Fahlman
Scott Elliot Fahlman (born March 21, 1948 in Medina , Ohio ) is an American professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and is considered the inventor of the emoticons .
Fahlman received his bachelor's and master's degrees in 1973 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1977 he did his doctorate at MIT with Marvin Minsky (A System for Representing and Using Real-World Knowledge). He has been researching at Carnegie Mellon University since 1978, where he was appointed professor in 1984. From May 1996 to July 2000 he headed the Justsystem Pittsburgh Research Center .
Invention of emoticons
On September 19, 1982, Fahlman proposed in a bulletin board (electronic discussion forum) at Carnegie Mellon University to recreate the world-famous smileysignet from ASCII characters in order to better distinguish humorous and serious contributions from one another.
His original message was only found on an old backup tape in 2002:
19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-) From: Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-20c> I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use :-(
Web links
- Scott Fahlman's Page at Carnegie Mellon University
- Happy birthday, ":-)" Scott Fahlman invented the smiley 20 years ago ( memento from April 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), WDR , September 19, 2002, (archived at Internet Archive ).
- 25 years sideways smiley: I am :-) , Spiegel Online , August 6, 2007.
- Internet - Computer: Interview: "I would rather be famous for my research" ( Memento from September 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), Süddeutsche.de, September 13, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scott E. Fahlman in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fahlman, Scott E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fahlman, Scott; Fahlman, Scott Elliot |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American university professor of computer science and "inventor" of emoticons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Medina, Ohio , USA |