SAMUEL CHAPMAN ARMSTRONG

Armstrong ’ s Axioms 1

We present a formalization of the seminal paper by W. W. Armstrong [1] on functional dependencies in relational data bases. The paper is formalized in its entirety including examples and applications. The formalization was done with a routine effort albeit some new notions were defined which simplified formulation of some theorems and proofs. The definitive reference to the theory of relational...

In Memoriam: Susan Armstrong

Susan Armstrong worked as Professor of Translation Technology at the University of Geneva until her retirement in 2014. She served as secretary to the European chapter of the ACL from 1993–2000, remaining on the chapter’s nominating committee until 2004. She had a fundamental role in the founding and successful development of SIGDAT. Susan arrived in Switzerland from the United States in 1978 t...

Alan Armstrong II 2009

Title of Dissertation: DEMOCRACY AND STATE REPRESSION: WHAT WE DON’T KNOW, CAN KILL US David Alan Armstrong II, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Dissertation directed by: Professor Christian Davenport Department of Government and Politics There is an overwhelming amount of empirical evidence that democracy makes states more pacific toward their citizens. This robust finding has left scholars working ...

Cecil Armstrong Calvert

George Armstrong Lecture 2000.

I am honored to accept the Ambulatory Pediatric Association’s (APA’s) George Armstrong Lecture Award 2000 on behalf of Greenpeace. We greatly appreciate your recognition of Greenpeace’s global efforts to protect the earth and its children. Because of my campaign’s work on toxic pollution, and the effects of chemicals on the health of children everywhere, Greenpeace asked me to accept this award...