What is Niklaus Wirth known for?

I am known for designing programming languages, most notably Pascal, which was intended to be a simple yet powerful language for teaching programming. My work also emphasized structured programming and the principle that 'algorithms plus data structures equal programs.' This meant focusing on the logical organization of information and the procedures to manipulate it, leading to more reliable and understandable software.

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