Taylor Booth | |
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| Born | Taylor Lockwood Booth September 22, 1933 Manchester, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 1986 (aged 53) |
| Alma mater | University of Connecticut |
| Known for | Sequential Machines and Automata Theory (1967) |
| Awards | IEEE Centennial Medal (1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, computer science, computer engineering |
Taylor Lockwood Booth (September 22, 1933 – October 20, 1986) was a mathematician known for his work in automata theory.
One of his fundamental works is Sequential Machines and Automata Theory (1967). It is a wide-ranging book meant for specialists, written for both theoretical computer scientists as well as electrical engineers. It deals with state minimization techniques, finite-state machines, Turing machines, Markov processes, and undecidability.