Theodorus Dekker
| Theodorus Dekker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Theodorus Jozef Dekker 1 March 1927 Heerhugowaard |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
Theodorus Jozef Dekker (born 1 March 1927) is a Dutch mathematician.
Dekker completed his Ph.D degree from the University of Amsterdam in 1958. His thesis was titled "Paradoxical Decompositions of Sets and Spaces".
Dekker invented an algorithm that allows two processes to share a single-use resource without conflict, using only shared memory for communication, named Dekker's algorithm.
References
- Prof. dr. T.J. Dekker, 1927 - at the University of Amsterdam Album Academicum website
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