Background
Lampson, Butler Wright was born on December 23, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Edward Tudor and Mary Caroline (Wright) Lampson.
Lampson, Butler Wright was born on December 23, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Edward Tudor and Mary Caroline (Wright) Lampson.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1967; Honorary Doctor of Science, Eidgenossiche Technische Hochschule, Zurich, 1986; D in Information (honorary), University Bologna, 1996.
Assistant professor, University of California-Berkeley, 1967-1970; associate professor, University of California-Berkeley, 1970-1971; director system development, Berkeley Computer Corporation, 1969-1971; principal scientist, Xerox Research Center, Palo Alto, California, 1971-1975; senior research fellow, Xerox Research Center, Palo Alto, California, 1975-1984; senior construction engineering, Digital Equipment Corporation, Palo Alto, 1984-1986; corporation construction engineering, Digital Equipment Corporation, Palo Alto, 1986-1993; senior corporation construction engineering, Digital Equipment Corporation, Palo Alto, 1993-1995; archaeology, Microsoft Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1995. Adjunct Professor electrical engineering and computer science Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1987.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Computing Machinery (Software System award 1984, A.M. Turing award 1992). Member National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences.
Married Lois Helen Alterman, September 23, 1967. Children— Michael Alterman, David Wright.