Descriptive
summary
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creator: |
Strawn, George O. (1940 - ) |
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title: |
Papers |
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dates: |
1973-1995, n. d. |
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extent: |
0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box) |
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collection number: |
RS 13/7/12
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repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Department,
Iowa State University. |
Administrative
information
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access: |
Open for research |
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publication rights: |
Consult Head,
Special Collections Department
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preferred citation: |
George O Strawn Papers, RS 13/7/12, Special Collections
Department, Iowa State University Library. |
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Biographical note
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George O.
Strawn was born in DeKalb, Illinois on July 25, 1940. He
received a B. A. (1962) in Mathematics and Physics, and a Ph.
D. (1969) in Mathematics and Computer Science from Iowa State
University. While at Iowa State University, in teaching and
research, he was an instructor (1966-1969) in Mathematics and
Computer Science, an Assistant Professor (1969-1973) in
Mathematics and Computer Science, an Assistant Professor of
Computer Science (1973-1976), and an Associate Professor of
Computer Science (1976-1995).
In
administrative duties, he was a Systems Coordinator
(1971-1976) of the Computation Center, an Assistant Director
for Systems (1976-1980) of the Computation Center, Associate
Director 1980-1985) of the Computation Center, an Assistant
Dean (1981) of the College of Science and Humanities (now
called the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences), Chairman
(1982-1985) of the Computer Science Department, Acting
Director (1985), and Director (1986-1995) of the Computation
Center. Dr. Strawn retired in 1995.
He
married Candace Ann Christiansen, and they had three children:
Teresa, Cheryl, and Adam. |
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Collection description
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This collection (1973-1995, n. d.) contains Dr.
Strawn’s correspondence, biographical information, papers,
proposals, and research program notes with a research emphasis
on artificial intelligence. |
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Organization
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The collection is arranged in alphabetical order. |
Container
List
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Box
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Folder
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Title
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Dates
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1
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1
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Biographical
– Curriculum Vitae
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1978-1995
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1
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2
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Biographical
information
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1980-1993
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1
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3
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Correspondence
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1973-1983
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1
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4
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Paper
– “Does APL Really Need Run-Time Parsing?”
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1975
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1
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5
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Paper
– “Heap Data, Virtual Memory and APL”
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1975
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1
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6
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Proposal
– “Artificial Intelligence Enhancement Program”
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1983
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1
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7
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Proposal
– “Biosensors, Artificial Intelligence, and Life: A New
Approach to Studying and Understanding Interactions”
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1989
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1
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8
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Proposal
– “Machine Analysis of Natural Language Text: A Practical
Approach to an Artificial Intelligence Problem”
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1984
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1
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9
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Research
Program – Optimizing Complier Development for Very High
Level Languages and The Hierarchy of Hypertrees
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n.d.
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