Gene Amdahl
Computer scientist and architect of IBM System/360
Born
November 16th, 1922
102 years ago
Died
November 10th, 2015
9 years ago — 92 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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A prominent figure in computer science and engineering. Contributed to the development of the IBM System/360 architecture. Founded Amdahl Corporation, a company that provided mainframe computers that were compatible with IBM systems. Made significant contributions to high-performance computing and advancements in computer architecture.
Developed the IBM System/360 architecture
Founded Amdahl Corporation
Contributed to high-performance computing
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