▁Jersey ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁hon ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering . ▁ ▁Professional ▁Life ▁ ▁Upon ▁gradu ation , ▁T arna w sky ▁joined ▁IBM ▁Corporation ▁in ▁P ough ke eps ie , ▁NY , ▁and ▁remained ▁with ▁it ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁At ▁IBM , ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁first ▁as ▁an ▁electronic ▁engineer ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁computer ▁scient ist , ▁primarily ▁on ▁automatic ▁language ▁translation ▁from ▁Russian ▁into ▁English . ▁He ▁managed ▁groups ▁of ▁applied ▁lingu ists ▁at ▁IBM ' s ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁Watson ▁Research ▁Center ▁in ▁York town ▁He ights , ▁NY , ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁school ▁in ▁Sy rac use , ▁NY , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁The ▁program ▁developed ▁under ▁his ▁leadership ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁World ' s ▁Fair ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁have ▁practical ▁application . ▁During ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 6 4 - 6 5 , ▁on ▁leave ▁from ▁IBM , ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁Spain , ▁dev oting ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁literary ▁work . ▁Later , ▁while ▁continu ing ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁IBM , ▁he ▁studied ▁theoretical ▁lingu istics ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University , ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁Ph D ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁His ▁doctor al ▁dis sert ation ▁Know ledge ▁Sem antics ▁in ▁the ▁field