Name: Harold (Bud) Lawson

Born: 1937

  • 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.