John L. Hennessy
American computer scientist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1952 · age 74
John Leroy Hennessy is an American computer scientist and chairman of Alphabet Inc. Hennessy is one of the founders of MIPS Technologies and Atheros, serving as 10th president of Stanford University from 2000 to 2016. He was succeeded as president by Marc Tessier-Lavigne.
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2022Charles Stark Draper PrizeAward2017Turing AwardAward2016Okawa PrizeAward2012IEEE Medal of HonorAward2004Honorary Doctor of the Peking UniversityAward2002Honorary Doctor of the University Polytechnic of CataloniaAward2001Eckert-Mauchly AwardAwardSeymour Cray Computer Engineering AwardAward2000IEEE John von Neumann MedalAward1997ACM FellowAward1994IEEE Emanuel R. Piore AwardAward1952Born22 September 1952
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Marc Andreessen called him "the godfather of Silicon Valley."
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Born 1952 · age 74
