1926 – 1992
John G. Kemeny (1926-1992) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher of science best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language and serving as president of Dartmouth College. His philosophical work focused on the logic of induction, probability theory, and the philosophy of science, including influential contributions to confirmation theory.
Co-developed the BASIC programming language with Thomas Kurtz
Formulated Kemeny's rule in social choice theory
Contributed to Carnap's inductive logic and confirmation theory
Served as President of Dartmouth College (1970-1981)
Chaired the President's Commission on the Three Mile Island accident