Charles Bachman

Charles W. Bachman
Charles W. Bachman
	Charles Bachman at the 2012 ACM Turing Centenary Celebration
Born	December 11, 1924; Manhattan, Kansas
Died	July 13, 2017 (aged 92); Lexington, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania, Michigan State University
Known for	Integrated Data Store
Awards	ACM Turing Award (1973) ; National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2012) ; ACM Fellow (2014)
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer Science
Institutions	Dow Chemical; General Electric; Cullinet; Bachman Information Systems

Charles William "Charlie" Bachman III (December 11, 1924 – July 13, 2017) was an American computer scientist. He spent his entire career as an industrial researcher, developer, and manager rather than in academia. He is particularly known for his work in the early development of database management systems. [1] The Bachman diagrams are named after him. He won the Turing Award in 1973.

Bachman died on July 13, 2017 at his home in Lexington, Massachusetts of Parkinson's disease at the age of 92.[2]

References

CHM. "Charles W. Bachman — CHM Fellow Award Winner". Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2015. Archived 2016-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
Harrison Smith (July 16, 2017). "Charles Bachman, engineer who devised a better way to manage data, dies at 92". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2017.

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[1] CHM. "Charles W. Bachman — CHM Fellow Award Winner". Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2015. Archived 2016-07-02 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Harrison Smith (July 16, 2017). "Charles Bachman, engineer who devised a better way to manage data, dies at 92". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2017.