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Jim Gray
Personal Computingdistributed computingdatabase management systems

Jim Gray

James, Jim, or Jimmy Gray may refer to:

1944 – 2012U.S.AContribution: 1974

Introduction

Jim Gray (1944-2007) was an American computer scientist and database researcher. He made significant contributions to the field of database management systems, including the development of transaction processing and data warehousing techniques. Gray received the Turing Award for his seminal contributions to database and transaction processing research.

Key Achievement

Known for his significant contributions to database and transaction processing systems, including the development of ACID properties and the concept of "Online Transaction Processing." He received the Turing Award in 1998. Gray mysteriously disappeared while sailing in 2007, leaving a lasting legacy in computer science.

Biography

James, Jim, or Jimmy Gray may refer to:

Awards

ACM Software System Award1988
SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award1993
ACM Fellow1994
Turing Award1998
Charles Babbage Award1998
honorary doctor of Paris Dauphine University2004

Institutions

Microsoft

1995–2007

Digital Equipment Corporation

IBM

Bell Labs

Education

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Science

1966

University of California, Berkeley

Doctor of Philosophy

1969

Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science

Master of Science