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 | |
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| Born | Seymour Roger Cray September 28, 1925 |
| Died | October 5, 1996 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Known for | Supercomputers |
| Spouse(s) | Verene Voll (1947–1978; divorced) Geri M. Harrand |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Engineering 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
change- ↑ "Seymour Cray Obituary by John Markoff".
- ↑ Obituary - Seymour Cray, Father of supercomputing – Archived 2008-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Tribute to Seymour Cray". Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ Johnson, Robert (September 25, 1996). "Cray's Condition Improves". Chippewa Harold. Chippewa Falls, WI. p. 1.
- ↑ Associated Press (September 23, 1996). "Cray's Founder Critically Injured in Car Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ↑ Jason Pepper. "Seymour Cray". Retrieved 2010-05-01.
Other websites
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Quotations related to Seymour Cray at Wikiquote- Seymour Cray Oral History
- What's All This About Gallium Arsenide? — keynote lecture by Seymour Cray, recorded on November 15, 1988, at Supercomputing '88 in Orlando, FL, University Video Communications
- An Imaginary Tour of a Biological Computer (Why Computer Professionals and Molecular Biologists Should Start Collaborating): Remarks of Seymour Cray to the Shannon Center for Advanced Studies, University of Virginia, May 30, 1996
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