Donald Shell

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Donald Shell

Computer Science

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#1232

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#619

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Programming

#69

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#72

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#22

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#5284

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Donald Shell's Degrees

• PhD Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University
• Masters Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University
• Bachelors Mathematics University of Chicago

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Why Is Donald Shell Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Donald L. Shell was an American computer scientist who designed the Shellsort sorting algorithm. He acquired his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Cincinnati in 1959, and published the Shellsort algorithm in the Communications of the ACM in July that same year.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Donald Shell?

Donald Shell is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Cincinnati
• Stanford University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• University of Chicago
• Michigan Technological University