John Cocke
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John Cocke was an influential American computer scientist and IBM researcher, often called the "father of RISC architecture" for his pioneering work in reduced instruction set computing and compiler optimization.
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| John Cocke canonical | 5 |
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| instanceOf |
IBM employee
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human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACM/IEEE Eckert–Mauchly Award
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Computer History Museum Fellow Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Pender Award NERFINISHED ⓘ IEEE John von Neumann Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Technology and Innovation NERFINISHED ⓘ Turing Award ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Duke University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cocke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
automatic code generation
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compiler optimization ⓘ computer architecture ⓘ program optimization ⓘ reduced instruction set computing ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | father of RISC architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
compiler design
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instruction set architecture design ⓘ modern RISC microprocessors ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advances in compiler optimization
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being the father of RISC architecture ⓘ contributions to high‑performance computer design ⓘ pioneering reduced instruction set computing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | IBM Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
IBM 801 project
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RISC architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ compiler optimization techniques ⓘ |
| occupation |
computer scientist
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electrical engineer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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