Gene Amdahl

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Minnesota
gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin-Madison
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Technology
IEEE Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-11-16
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Performance Optimization
System Design
System Integration
Microprocessor Architecture
Architectural Innovation
Software Performance Engineering
Microprocessor Development
Computer Performance Analysis
Computer System Evaluation
Computer System Frameworks
Computer System Guidelines
Computer System Maintenance
Computer System Models
Computer System Performance
Computer System Policies
Computer System Protocols
Computer System Simulations
Computer System Standards
Computer System Testing
Computer System Training
Parallel_Processing_Techniques
Computer_System_Optimization
Computer_System_Architecture
Computer_System_Architectures
Computer_System_Components
Computer_System_Design
Computer_System_Development
Computer_System_Documentation
Computer_System_Efficiency
Computer_System_Innovation
Computer_System_Interfaces
Computer_System_Management
Computer_System_Networks
Computer_System_Reliability
Computer_System_Research
Computer_System_Scalability
Computer_System_Support
Computer_System_Upgrades
Hardware-Software_Co-Design
gptkbp:deathDate 2015-08-10
gptkbp:field Computer Architecture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gene Amdahl
gptkbp:influenced Computer Science
Software Engineering
Systems Engineering
Computer_Architecture_Design
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkbp:knownFor Amdahl's_Law
Amdahl's_Law_in_Performance_Engineering
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Amdahl_Corporation
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:IBM_System/360
gptkbp:occupation Engineer
gptkbp:patentCitation Multiple_Patents_in_Computing
gptkbp:researchAreas Parallel_Computing
gptkbp:researchFocus High-Performance Computing
gptkbp:spouse Mildred_Amdahl
gptkbp:worksAt gptkb:IBM
gptkb:Amdahl_Corporation
NASA