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Danny Hillis

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William Daniel Hillis (born September 25, 1956) is an American inventor, entrepreneur and computer scientist, born in Baltimore, Maryland, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence. He founded Thinking Machines Corporation, a parallel supercomputer manufacturer, and was subsequently Vice President of Research and Disney Fellow at Walt Disney Imagineering. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2001 for advances in parallel computers, parallel software and parallel storage, and he later co-founded Applied Minds and Applied Invention.

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Birth Year
1956 1
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Associated With

Entrepreneurship, Practice Disciplines
Source Wikipedia: Danny Hillis
Information Technology Industry, Industries
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Companies Founded

Thinking Machines Corporation, Companies and Brands
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Same As

Danny Hillis

Also in Computing Atlas: the same subject.

Nationality

United States

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1. Wikipedia: Danny Hillis
  • Lead: birth-year
    William Daniel Hillis (born September 25, 1956) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and computer scientist, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence.
  • Associated With: Information Technology Industry, Lead: associated industry
    He founded Thinking Machines Corporation, a parallel supercomputer manufacturer, and subsequently was Vice President of Research and Disney Fellow at Walt Disney Imagineering.
  • Associated With: Entrepreneurship, Lead: entrepreneurship
    William Daniel Hillis (born September 25, 1956) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and computer scientist, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence.
  • Companies Founded: Thinking Machines Corporation, Lead: founded-by
    He founded Thinking Machines Corporation, a parallel supercomputer manufacturer, and subsequently was Vice President of Research and Disney Fellow at Walt Disney Imagineering.
  • In Group: Inventor-Entrepreneurs, Lead section
    William Daniel Hillis (born September 25, 1956) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and computer scientist, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence.
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