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Gene Amdahl

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American physicist (1922-2015)

United StatesScientistsLived 1922 to 2015 · aged 92
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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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Gene and his wife, Marian, in front of the main house at Amdahl, NorwayGene and his wife, Marian, in front of the main house at Amdahl, NorwayOn the face of the mountain behind Gene and Marian there is a profile of a face, called the "Amdahl troll"On the face of the mountain behind Gene and Marian there is a profile of a face, called the "Amdahl troll"

Awards 6

1987Eckert-Mauchly Award
1983Harry H. Goode Memorial Award
1976W. Wallace McDowell Award
IBM Fellow
Computer History Museum Fellow
Fellow of the British Computer Society

Connected to Gene 6

Fred BrooksAlso won Eckert-Mauchly AwardBob KahnAlso won Harry H. Goode Memorial AwardWhitfield DiffieAlso won Computer History Museum FellowK. Alex MüllerAlso won IBM FellowMorris ChangAlso won Computer History Museum FellowJohn L. HennessyAlso won Eckert-Mauchly Award

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2015 · aged 92
Written about in
28 languages

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