Gene Amdahl

Gene Myron Amdahl (born November 16, 1922) is an American computer architect and hi-tech entrepreneur of Norwegian descent, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at International Business Machines (IBM) and later his own companies. He is perhaps best known for formulating Amdahl's law, a fundamental theory of parallel computing.

Childhood and education

Amdahl was born to immigrant parents in Flandreau, South Dakota. After serving in the Navy during WWII he completed a degree in engineering physics at South Dakota State University in 1948. He went on to study theoretical physics at the University of Wisconsin and completed his doctorate there in 1952, creating his first computer, the WISC. He then went straight from Wisconsin to a well paid position at IBM in June 1952.

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Flandreau, South Dakota - Navy - WWII - South Dakota State University - 1948 - University of Wisconsin - 1952 - WISC - June

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