Steve Furber Scientist

Stephen Byram "Steve" Furber CBE, FRS, FREng (born 21 March 1953) is the ICL Professor of Computer Engineering at the School of Computer Science at the University of Manchester and is probably best known for his work at Acorn Computers, where he was one of the designers of the BBC Micro and the ARM 32-bit RISC microprocessor.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1953
Birth name	Stephen Byram Furber
Birth place	Manchester
Nationality	United Kingdom
Education	St John's College Cambridge
Known for	ARM System-on-Chip Architecture ARM architecture Acorn Computers BBC Micro SpiNNaker Human Brain Project

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awards	Ada Lovelace Royal Society Royal Academy of Engineering Institution of Engineering and Technology (professional society) Chartered IT Professional Order of the British Empire Chartered Engineer (UK) DFBCS
doctoral advisor	John Ffowcs Williams
Field of study	Artificial neural network Microprocessor Neuromorphic engineering Network on a chip
notable student	Chief executive officer Simon Segars