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Andre Truong Trong Thi

Also Known As Truong Trong Thi
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Andre Truong Trong Thi (30 January 1936 - 29 April 2005) was a Vietnamese-French computer engineer sometimes called a father of the personal computer, who co-created the Micral N microcomputer in 1973 with French engineer Francois Gernelle. Built around an Intel 8008 processor, the Micral N is considered one of the world's first commercial microcomputers, predating the MITS Altair by about two years. Truong was born in Cholon, Saigon, in French Indochina and died in Paris.

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Birth Year
1936 1
Birth Date
1936-01-30 1
Death Year
2005 1
Death Date
2005-03-29 2
Nationality
Vietnamese-French 1
Connections

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Francois Gernelle, Pioneers

Verified en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micral: "R2E founder Andre Truong Trong Thi ... asked Francois Gernelle to develop the Micral N computer." No Micral N system entity exists yet in this atlas; left in the gap record for a mint wave rather than minted here.

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1. Wikipedia: Andre Truong Trong Thi
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    André Trương Trọng Thi (1936-2005) was a Vietnamese-French computer engineer.
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    André Trương Trọng Thi (1936-2005) was a Vietnamese-French computer engineer.
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    Born (1936-01-30)30 January 1936
  • lede sentence (death year)
    André Trương Trọng Thi (1936-2005) was a Vietnamese-French computer engineer.
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    André Trương Trọng Thi (1936-2005) was a Vietnamese-French computer engineer.
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2. Andre Truong Trong Thi (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): 2005-03-29
    2005-03-29
  • Wikidata P166: Knight of the Legion of Honour
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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