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Gene Amdahl
Gene Myron Amdahl was an American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation. He formulated Amdahl's law, which states a fundamental limitation of parallel computing.
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business · American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur · physicist · engineer · computer scientist · entrepreneur · businessperson · also Gene Amdahl, Gene Myron Amdahl, Gene M. Amdahl, Amdahl
Born 16 November 1922 · Died 10 November 2015 · Q62890
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2015· 2 entries
In Palo Alto, California, from pneumonia, six days shy of his 93rd birthday
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1998· 1 entry
Was made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum "for his fundamental work in computer architecture and design, project management, and leadership
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1996· 1 entry
Again in Sunnyvale, and again developing mainframe-like machines but this time with new super-cooled processor designs and aimed at physically smaller systems
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1989· 2 entries
For the Charles Babbage Institute, he addressed this:
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Having already founded his next venture, Andor International, in 1987
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1987· 1 entry
Awarded Eckert–Mauchly Award (1987).
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1985· 1 entry
Trilogy merged into Elxsi, a computer maker with its own CPU design
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (1983).
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1976· 1 entry
Awarded W. Wallace McDowell Award (1976).
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1975· 1 entry
– the Amdahl 470V/6, a less expensive, more reliable and faster replacement for the System 370/168
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1965· 2 entries
Became a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1967 and was recognized as the Centennial Alumnus of South Dakota State University in 1986
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And head of the Advanced Computing Systems Laboratory (ACS) in Menlo Park, California
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1952· 2 entries
Studied at University of Wisconsin–Madison, Doctor of Philosophy (1952).
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With a thesis titled A Logical Design of an Intermediate Speed Digital Computer and created his first computer, the Wisconsin Integrally Synchronized Computer (WISC)
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1948· 1 entry
Studied at South Dakota State University, bachelor's degree (1948).
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1922· 1 entry
Born 1922-11-16.
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