David Turner

David Turner may refer to:David Turner (computer scientist), British computer scientistDavid Turner (computer scientist, American), American computer scientist and contributor to the Ethernet SpeakerDavid Turner (cricketer), Hampshire cricketerDavid Turner (politician), Canadian politician and academicDavid L. Turner, British Skydiver & Expert WitnessDavid W. Turner, British physical chemistDavid G. Turner, Canadian astronomer.David Turner, chief executive officer of Brambles IndustriesDavid Turner, co-author of FreeTypeDavid Turner, fictional character from the book The Glory Field by Walter Dean MyersDavid B. Turner, who allegedly attempted a murder-suicide at Dow High School in Midland, Michigan on March 7, 2007.
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<person> Professor David A Turner. One of the pioneers of functional languages. He designed several languages, including, SASL (1976), KRC (1981), and Miranda, many of which were implemented using combinators and the S-K reduction machine which he defined.
He coined the name "ZF expression" for the list comprehension.
He worked at UKC and set up a company, Research Software Limited to market Miranda.
(1994-12-06)