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ABOUT
Computer scientist who invented the dimensional k-d tree, which is a space-partitioning data structure for organizing points in a k-dimensional space.He devised an optimal solution for Klee's measure problem and also co-invented the Bentley-Ottmann algorithm.He was employed at the Alexander Graham Bell Laboratories, following a stint as assistant professor of computer science and mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University.
BEFORE FAMEHe attended Stanford University, where he earned a B.S. in mathematical sciences, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned his M.S. and Ph.D.
PERSONAL LIFEHis family was living in Long Beach, California, when he was born.
The meaning of the name Bentley: From The Bent-grass Field FUN FACTSScientist Jon Bentley were born on Friday, birthstone is Amethyst, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Snake, it is 50 days until Jon Bentley next birthday.
