Victor A. Vyssotsky
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| Born | Victor Alexander Vyssotsky February 26, 1931 |
| Died | December 24, 2012 (aged 81) Orleans, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Workplaces | Bell Labs |
Victor Alexander Vyssotsky (February 26, 1931 – December 24, 2012) was an American mathematician and computer scientist. He is best known for his work on Multics and co-creating Darwin, the first programming game.
Life and career
Victor Alexander Vyssotsky was born on February 26, 1931, in Charlottesville, Virginia, to astronomers Alexander and Emma Vyssotsky (née Williams).[1][2]
He was the technical head of the Multics project at Bell Labs and later executive director of Research in the Information Systems Division of AT&T Bell Labs. Multics directly inspired Ken Thompson to develop Unix.[3] Later, Vyssotsky was the founding director of Digital's Cambridge Research Lab.
In 1960, Vyssotsky co-created the BLODI Block Diagram Compiler at Bell Labs.[4] In 1961, together with Robert Morris and Douglas McIlroy, he devised the computer game Darwin, the first programming game,[5] on an IBM 7090 at Bell Labs.[6]
Vyssotsky died on December 24, 2012, in Orleans, Massachusetts.
References
- ↑ "Dwarf star discoverer, Vyssotsky dead at 85". The Orlando Sentinel. 1 January 1974, p. 5
- ↑ Alexander N. Vyssotsky. University of Virginia
- ↑ Ned Pierce (January 1985). "Putting Unix in Perspective". Unix Review: 59.
- ↑ Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. List of Significant Innovations & Discoveries (1925–1983). ethw.org
- ↑ Ramón Jiménez, Héctor (January 21, 2016). Platform for massive multiplayer programming games (Bachelor thesis). Polytechnic University of Catalonia. p. 5. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
In 1961, Victor Vyssotsky, a mathematician and computer scientist working at Bell Labs, along with Robert Morris Sr. and Doug McIlroy, created Darwin [23]: the first programming game.
- ↑ Darwin. corewar.co.uk
External links
- Core War at Virus Bulletin: Resources
- UNIX documentary hosted by Victor Vyssotsky: "UNIX: Making Computers Easier To Use -- AT&T Archives film from 1982, Bell Laboratories."
