Obituary
Thomas Kurtz, Co-Creator of Computer Language Basic, Dies at 96
- The computing code for beginners became an industry standard
- His work helped make possible the era of personal computing
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Thomas E. Kurtz, a Dartmouth College professor who co-created the novice-friendly computer code known as Basic during the 1960s and helped make it the industry standard for programmers during the rise of personal computing, has died. He was 96.
He died on Nov. 12 at a hospice center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, according to a death notice in the Valley News newspaper that was confirmed by his wife, Agnes.