Chip Martel

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Charles U. "Chip" Martel (born 1953) [1] [2] is an American computer scientist and bridge player.

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Martel was Inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2014. [3] He is married to Jan Martel, also in the ACBL Hall of Fame.

Academic life

Martel received a B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975, and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1980. [1] He helped establish the computer science department at UC Davis, received tenure there in 1985–86, and retired in 2013. [4] At UC Davis he is Charles U. Martel, Professor Emeritus. [1] His academic interests involved designing and analyzing algorithms. [1]

Bridge accomplishments

Awards and honors

Wins

Runners-up

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Charles U. Martel" (main page). University of California, Davis (ucdavis.edu). Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  2. ↑ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 687. ISBN   0-943855-48-9. LCCN   96188639.
  3. 1 2 "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine . Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  4. ↑ "Martel, Chip". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  5. ↑ "World bridge senior teams 2016". worldbridge.org.
  6. ↑ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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  15. 1 2 "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  16. 1 2 "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  17. ↑ Linxwiler, Paul (December 6, 2024). "Daily Bulletin, Volume 96, Number 8" (PDF). acbl.org. Retrieved December 6, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ↑ "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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