Ken Iverson in Denmark (2005)
Ken Iverson's contributions to the APL community in Denmark are fondly remembered following his passing. He played a significant role in introducing APL to Europe during a successful summer school in 1967. His demonstrations captivated audiences and led to the adoption of APL by major corporations, including VOLVO.
- ▪Ken Iverson was instrumental in introducing APL to Europe during a summer school in 1967.
- ▪His live demonstrations of APL captured the audience's attention and led to its adoption by IBM.
- ▪Many large corporations in Europe, including VOLVO, began using APL for their planning applications.
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Ken Iverson in Denmark from Gitte Christensen (APL90 Chairman) The Danish APL community is glad to be able to contribute to this memorial for Ken, who has meant so much to us during our lives. When the sad news of Ken’s passing reached us, a few of us APLers in Denmark started to collect material for an obituary and fortunately some of the APL’ers from the very early days are still around and were able to share their memories. Per Gjerløv, who is a lifetime APL’er, and who many of you may know, had a lot to contribute. He was present when APL came to Europe in the late sixties, and I would like to share his memories with you. In July 1967 Hans Helms arranged a summer school with the title Programming Languages. It was a huge success with many prominent participants.
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