James Martin

Updated: 12/01/2019 by Computer Hope
James Martin

Name: James Martin

Born: October 19, 1933, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England

Death: June 24, 2013 (Age: 79)

Computer-related contributions

  • Father of CASE (Computer Aided Systems Engineering).
  • Co-founded DDI (Database Design Inc.).
  • Author of 105 textbooks, many of which were highly influential in the IT (Information Technology) industry.

Significant publications

  • The Meaning of the 21st century (2006).
  • Information Engineering, Book I: Introduction (1989).
  • Technology's Crucible (1987).
  • Local Area Networks (1994).
  • Rapid Application Development (1991).
  • The Wired Society: A Challenge for Tomorrow (1978) (Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize).

Honors and awards

  • BCS / IET Turing Lecture (2008).
  • Ranked fourth among the 25 individuals who have most influenced the world of computer science, Computerworld Magazine's 25th anniversary issue (1992).