Arthur Whitney is a computer scientist most notable for developing the K programming language. He studied at the University of Toronto and Stanford and is the CTO and co-founder of Kx Systems. He was diagnosed with cancer in October 2005. Computer science (informally: CS or compsci) is, in its most general sense, the study of computation and information processing, both in hardware and in software. ... K is a high level array programming language developed by Arthur Whitney, a very influential member of the APL community. ...
The concerts Steve Reich gave at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1969 and 1978 were among the most important of his early career.
This fall, the Whitney Museum pays special tribute to its longstanding relationship with Reich with two events that are part of Steve Reich @ 70, the world-wide celebration of the composer's 70th birthday.
Reich returned to the Whitney in 1978 and again in 1981 as part of the influential series Composer's Showcase, where many of his important works were premiered.