Turing Award-winning computer scientist Tony Hoare, credited with developing the quicksort algorithm and advancing formal methods in computing, died March 5, 2026, at age 92. A former Oxford professor, Hoare made foundational contributions to computer science including work on ALGOL and Hoare logic throughout his distinguished career.
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Turing Award-winning computer scientist Tony Hoare, credited with developing the quicksort algorithm and advancing formal methods in computing, died March 5, 2026, at age 92. A former Oxford professor, Hoare made foundational contributions to computer science including work on ALGOL and Hoare logic throughout his distinguished career.