Nikolay Brusentsov
Russian computer scientist (1925–2014)
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Nikolay Petrovich Brusentsov (Russian: Никола́й Петро́вич Брусенцо́в; 7 February 1925 in Kamianske, Ukrainian SSR – 4 December 2014) was a computer scientist, most famous for having built a (balanced) ternary computer, Setun, together with Sergei Sobolev in 1958.[1][2] In 1970 he designed Setun 70, implementing principles which were later proposed for the RISC architecture independently. He died on 4 December 2014.[3]
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| Born | 7 February 1925 |
| Died | 4 December 2014 (aged 89) |
| Education | Moscow Power Engineering Institute |
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| Fields | Mathematical Cybernetics |
| Workplaces | Moscow State University |