Gene Amdahl Scientist

Gene Myron Amdahl (born November 16, 1922) is 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 Amdahl
Birth dateNovember 16, 1922
Birth place
Flandreau South Dakota
Education
South Dakota State University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known for
Amdahl's law
Amdahl Corporation

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