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'''Peter H. Salus''' is a [[computer science|computer scientist]] and author and editor of books on computing. |
'''Peter H. Salus''' is a [[linguist]], [[computer science|computer scientist]], [[history of science and technology|historian of technology]], [[author]] and editor of books on computing. He has conducted research in [[germanistics]], [[language acquisition]] and [[computer languages]]. |
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After an intense academic career serving as [[professor]] and [[decan]] his is nowadays Chief Knowledge Officer of Matrix.Net. He has also been Executive Director of the [[USENIX]] Association and Vice President of the [[Free Software Foundation]]. |
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He is best known for his books on the history of computing, particularly ''A Quarter Century of UNIX'' and ''Casting The Net'' (a history of the Internet up to 1995). |
He is best known for his books on the history of computing, particularly ''A Quarter Century of UNIX'' and ''Casting The Net'' (a history of the Internet up to 1995). |
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Revision as of 20:36, 30 September 2004
Peter H. Salus is a linguist, computer scientist, historian of technology, author and editor of books on computing. He has conducted research in germanistics, language acquisition and computer languages.
After an intense academic career serving as professor and decan his is nowadays Chief Knowledge Officer of Matrix.Net. He has also been Executive Director of the USENIX Association and Vice President of the Free Software Foundation.
He is best known for his books on the history of computing, particularly A Quarter Century of UNIX and Casting The Net (a history of the Internet up to 1995).
Partial bibliography
- Packet Communication (Robert Metcalfe, David Walden, Peter H. Salus)
- A Quarter Century of UNIX (Addison Wesley, June 1, 1994; ISBN 0201547775)
- Casting the Net (Addison-Wesley, March 1995; ISBN 0201876744)