Taylor Booth (mathematician)
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Taylor Lockwood Booth (September 22, 1933 ā October 20, 1986) was a mathematician known for his work in automata theory.
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Born | Taylor Lockwood Booth (1933-09-22)September 22, 1933 Manchester, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | October 20, 1986(1986-10-20) (aged 53) |
Alma mater | University of Connecticut |
Known for | Sequential Machines and Automata Theory (1967) |
Awards | IEEE Centennial Medal (1984) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, computer science, computer engineering |
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One of his fundamental works is Sequential Machines and Automata Theory (1967). It is a wide-ranging book meant for specialists, written for both theoretical computer scientists as well as electrical engineers. It deals with state minimization techniques, Finite state machines, Turing machines, Markov processes, and undecidability.