Samson Abramsky (born 12 March 1953) is a computer scientist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford and Christopher Strachey Professor of Computing at Oxford University (all since 2000) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London since 2004. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Computer Science Open Directory Project: Computer Science Downloadable Science and Computer Science books Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies Belief that title science in computer science is inappropriate nacho Categories: Computer science ... The Royal Society of Edinburghs Building on the corner of George St. ... Wolfson College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Christopher Strachey (1916–1975) was a British computer scientist. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Royal Society of London is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence and was founded in 1660. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His research achievements include the development of game semantics, domain theory in logical form, and categorical quantum mechanics. Game semantics is an approach to the semantics of logic that bases the concepts of truth or validity on game-theoretic concepts, such as the existence of a winning strategy for a player. ... Domain theory is a branch of mathematics that studies special kinds of partially ordered sets commonly called domains. ... Fig. ...

He is the son of Moshe and Chaya-Sarah Abramsky and grandson of Rabbi Yehezkel Abramsky. He was educated at Kings College, Cambridge (BA 1975; MA Philosophy 1979; Diploma in Computer Science) and Queen Mary, University of London (QMC) (PhD Computer Science 1988). Rabbi Yehezkel Abramsky, 1886-1976, was one of the Worlds most eminent rabbis of the 20th Century. ... Full name The Kings College of Our Lady and St Nicholas Motto Veritas et utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College New College Provost Dame Judith Mayhew-Jonas Location Kings Parade Undergraduates 397 Graduates 239 Homepage Boatclub Kings College, Cambridge... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) (until recently Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London and still called that in its charter and occasionally still abbreviated to QMW) is the fourth largest College of the University of London. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His earlier positions include: Programmer, GEC Computers Ltd, 1976-1978; Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Statistics, QMC, 1980-1983; Lecturer, 1983-1988, Reader, 1988-1990, Professor, 1990-1995, Department of Computing, Imperial College, London; Professor of Theoretical Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, 1996-2000. The General Electric Company plc (GEC) is a British company that was renamed Marconi plc on November 30, 1999 after its defence unit Marconi Electronic Systems was divested and sold to British Aerospace. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal School of Mines Entrance Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in South Kensington in London. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

External links

• Samson Abramsky's homepage
• Official photograph

See also

• List of British Jews
• List of Jewish scientists and philosophers