Harold Lawson

Name: Harold (Bud) Lawson

Born: 1937

Computer-related contributions

• Software engineer, computer architect and systems engineer.
• Lawson is credited with the 1964 invention of the pointer.

Significant publications

• A Journey Through the Systems Landscape (2010).

Honors and awards

• Computer Pioneer Award by the IEEE (2000).
• Fellow of ACM.
• Fellow of the International Council on Systems Engineering INCOSE.