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The 17 pages that link to Turing Award, each with the reason it gives.

• Alan TuringRelated: The award’s name reflects Turing’s foundational influence on computer science.

• Ivan SutherlandRelated: Sutherland received it in 1988 for his contributions to computer graphics.

• Edsger W. DijkstraRelated: Dijkstra received the 1972 award for fundamental contributions to programming languages.

• IBM ResearchRelated: IBM Research scientists including Frances Allen have received computing's most prominent academic honor.

• John BackusRelated: Backus received it in 1977 for contributions to practical, high-level programming systems.

• Barbara LiskovRelated: Liskov received the award in 2008 for programming-language and system-design foundations.

• Tony HoareRelated: Hoare received the 1980 award for fundamental contributions to programming languages.

• Leslie LamportRelated: Lamport received the award in 2013 for work that improved the reliability of distributed and concurrent systems.

• Maurice WilkesRelated: Wilkes received the 1967 award for contributions to the design and construction of computers.

• Sophie WilsonRelated: Wilson received the award with Steve Furber for their work on the ARM processor.

• Andrew YaoRelated: Yao received the 2000 award for foundational work in complexity theory and cryptography.

• Adi ShamirRelated: Shamir received the 2002 award jointly with Rivest and Adleman for their RSA work.

• Niklaus WirthRelated: Wirth received it in 1984 for developing innovative programming languages.

• Richard M. KarpRelated: Karp received it in 1985 for his work on algorithms and complexity.