Seymour Cray

Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996)

Seymour Roger Cray (September 28, 1925[1] – October 5, 1996[2]) was an American electrical engineer and supercomputer architect. He founded Cray Research. He was called "the father of supercomputing". He was known for creating the supercomputer business.[3]

Seymour Cray
Born
Seymour Roger Cray

(1925-09-28)September 28, 1925
DiedOctober 5, 1996(1996-10-05) (aged 71)
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Known forSupercomputers
Spouse(s)Verene Voll (1947–1978; divorced)
Geri M. Harrand
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsApplied mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering
InstitutionsEngineering Research Associates
Control Data Corporation
Cray Research
Cray Computer Corporation
SRC Computers

Cray was critically hurt in a car accident caused near the Air Force Academy in Colorado.[4] He died of his injuries on October 5, 1996 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, two weeks after the accident and one week after his 71st birthday.[5][6]

References

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  1. "Seymour Cray Obituary by John Markoff".
  2. Obituary - Seymour Cray, Father of supercomputingArchived 2008-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Tribute to Seymour Cray". Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. Johnson, Robert (September 25, 1996). "Cray's Condition Improves". Chippewa Harold. Chippewa Falls, WI. p. 1.
  5. Associated Press (September 23, 1996). "Cray's Founder Critically Injured in Car Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  6. Jason Pepper. "Seymour Cray". Retrieved 2010-05-01.

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