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McCarthy, John
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McCarthy, John
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Computation Center: visiting Assistant Professor 1957; Department of Electrical Engineering: Faculty 1958-1962; Inventor of LISP, a computer programming language; Fellow in the School for Advanced Studies (Mathematics) 1957-1958.
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