Mark Nemenman (, ) (6 November 1936 – 20 September 2022 ) was a

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, notable as a pioneer in

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and

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research. He was one of the main developers of the AKI language (in

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АКИ - АвтоКод ИНЖЕНЕР - Engineer's Autocode) in 1964, before

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became known. He led the development of system software for Minsk-32, the most popular of

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. He was awarded

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in 1970, received his Ph.D. in 1975 (scientific advisor -

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), Professor since 1984. Nemenman authored more than 70 papers and 5 books. He is the father of two sons, one of whom is theoretical physicist Ilya Nemenman.

Books

* Nemenman, Tsagelsky, Matyushevskaya ''Autocode for engineering problems solving on Minsk 2'' Minsk, 1965 * Nemenman ''Programming in AKI'' Minsk, 1972 * Kushnerev, Nemenman, Tsagelsky ''Programming for Computer Minsk-32'' Moscow, 1973 * Belokurskaya, Kushnerev, Nemenman ''Minsk 32 Dispatcher'' Moscow, 1973 * Lopato, Nemenman, Pykhtin, Tikmenov ''Personal-professional Computers'' Moscow, 1988 * Belokurskaya, Emelyanchik, Nemenman ''Personal Computers ES. Abacus Package'' Moscow, 19

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Biography
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Minsk family of computersNemenman, Mark oral history (transcript)

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