Seymour Cray
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Seymour Cray was an American electrical engineer and pioneering computer architect widely regarded as the "father of supercomputing" for his groundbreaking high-performance computer designs.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seymour Cray canonical | 5 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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computer architect ⓘ computer scientist ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
IEEE Computer Society Pioneer Award
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National Medal of Technology and Innovation NERFINISHED ⓘ W. Wallace McDowell Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1925-09-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries from an automobile accident ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1996-10-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| degree | Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering ⓘ |
| designed |
CDC 1604 computer
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CDC 6600 computer NERFINISHED ⓘ CDC 7600 computer NERFINISHED ⓘ Cray-1 computer NERFINISHED ⓘ Cray-2 computer NERFINISHED ⓘ Cray-3 computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedIn |
electrical engineering
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mathematics ⓘ |
| employer |
Control Data Corporation
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Cray Computer Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Cray Research NERFINISHED ⓘ Engineering Research Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ SRC Computers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer architecture
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electrical engineering ⓘ supercomputing ⓘ |
| founded |
Cray Computer Corporation
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Cray Research NERFINISHED ⓘ SRC Computers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Seymour Roger Cray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
high-performance computing architecture
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supercomputer industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
CDC 6600 supercomputer
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Cray-1 supercomputer NERFINISHED ⓘ Cray-2 supercomputer NERFINISHED ⓘ Cray-3 supercomputer NERFINISHED ⓘ design of high-performance supercomputers ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| nickname | father of supercomputing ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
designed what was considered the first successful supercomputer, the CDC 6600
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pioneered innovative packaging and cooling techniques for high-speed computers ⓘ pioneered vector processing in supercomputers ⓘ |
| restingPlace | Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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