Proper noun
Lampson (plural Lampsons)
A surname.
A quote usually attributed either to David Wheeler or Butler Lampson reads: "There is no problem in computer science that cannot be solved by adding another layer of indirection, except having too many layers of indirection". Source: Internet
Consequently, Farouk's Italian servants were not interned, and there is an unconfirmed story that Farouk told British Ambassador Sir Miles Lampson (who had an Italian wife), "I'll get rid of my Italians when you get rid of yours". Source: Internet
Distinguished researchers main Among PARC's distinguished researchers were three Turing Award winners: Butler W. Lampson (1992), Alan Kay (2003), and Charles P. Thacker (2009). Source: Internet
On the night of 4 February 1942, British troops and tanks surrounded Abdeen Palace in Cairo and Lampson presented Farouk with an ultimatum. Source: Internet
Lampson, Kay, Bob Taylor, and Charles P. Thacker received the National Academy of Engineering 's prestigious Charles Stark Draper Prize in 2004 for their work on the Alto. Source: Internet
In 1942, the British Ambassador Miles Lampson marched into King Farouk's palace and ordered him to dismiss Prime Minister Hussein Sirri Pasha for having pro- Axis sympathies. Source: Internet