Google increases the size of the Turing Award to the level of the Nobel Bashny.Net

More money means more attention to computer science, said the Internet giant
Since 1966, Association for Computing Machinery Turing Award is presented annually . It is named after the famous pioneer of computer science Alan Turing and handed person or group of people whose contribution in the area of ​​computer engineering and computer science had a profound and lasting impact.

This award is one of the most prestigious in the field of information technology, it is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of computer. But the very different size of the prize money (250 thousand. Dollars). For comparison: the "Nobel Prize", the figure began to grow from the 80s of the last century, and today in the sum of all the winners (and there may be several) give about a million.

On Thursday learned , that with the assistance of Google Turing Award amount increases fourfold. Now it is $ 1 million, which puts its value at the same level as the Nobel.

Surely this will increase the popularity of the Turing Award in the environment far from computer science people. Лауреаты little known outside the narrow circle of scientists and geeks, whose life is connected with information technology.

Laureates not amassed huge fortunes, they have not created their own little technological empire, but their contribution to science is fundamental. Through their decisions problems of mathematics, software engineering and electronics today are no surprise to the reality of personal computers and the Internet, e-commerce, social networking services and, finally, smartphones.

Prize award named Alan Turing traditionally provided by Intel and Google, although with some pores processor manufacturer stopped to help, and now part of the bonus is fully rested on the shoulders Google.

Vice president of engineering and technological issues in the world of search engine Krupneshaja Stuart Feldman told how in Google hopes that improving remuneration increase worldwide fame, popularity and recognition of Informatics. Computer Science - a source of life for this Internet giant worth 100 billion dollars.

Silvio Micali, one of the winners of the award encourages young professionals to dig deeper and do not waste your time on tasks that promise quick returns. Today, many students drop out of higher education in favor of starting their own business. Micali also believes that, in addition to a busy niche among the generally accepted science informatics will continue to strengthen its influence in the coming years.

Some people establish a new organizational principles of technology, and the others bring these technologies to the masses. Google is a great example of this process: both its founder, Larry Page and Sergey Brin were PhDs from Stanford University at the time of foundation of a promising startup.

Increasing the amount of reward has no reverse effect, and past winners will not receive the extra money. Butler Lampson was awarded the Turing Award in 1992 for his services to work in the research laboratories of Xerox PARC, which laid the foundations of the principles of modern personal computers. Today he works in the research department of Microsoft. On the question of whether he does not envy the new laureates Butler jokingly replied that somehow will live without this money.

According to the materials The New York Times .

Source: geektimes.ru/post/241440/