Ken Olsen
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Ken Olsen was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Digital Equipment Corporation, a pioneering company in the minicomputer industry.
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| Ken Olsen canonical | 5 |
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| instanceOf |
business executive
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engineer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
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Master of Science in Electrical Engineering ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
PDP series minicomputers
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surface form:
PDP series of computers
VAX ⓘ
surface form:
VAX computer architecture
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| awardReceived | National Medal of Technology and Innovation ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Lincoln, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
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| coFounded | Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-02-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-02-06 ⓘ |
| describedAs | pioneer of the minicomputer era ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ |
| familyName | Olsen ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | electrical engineering ⓘ |
| founded | Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ |
| fullName | Kenneth Harry Olsen ⓘ |
| givenName | Kenneth ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Karen Olsen
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Katherine Olsen ⓘ Kristian Olsen ⓘ |
| industry | computer industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
computer industry business models
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development of interactive time-sharing systems ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding Digital Equipment Corporation
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leadership in the minicomputer industry ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped popularize interactive computing through minicomputers ⓘ |
| notableQuote | There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of minicomputers at Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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computer engineer ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Indian Hill, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Digital Equipment Corporation
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chief executive officer of Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ president of Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Massachusetts
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surface form:
Massachusetts, United States
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| spouse | Aulikki Olsen ⓘ |
| workLocation | Maynard, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ |
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