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Danny Hillis

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@misc{computingatlas-danny-hillis,
  author = {Computing Atlas},
  title = {Danny Hillis},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/danny-hillis},
  note = {Accessed August 31, 2026}
}

William Daniel Hillis is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and computer scientist who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence. He founded Thinking Machines Corporation, a parallel supercomputer manufacturer, and was later Vice President of Research and Disney Fellow at Walt Disney Imagineering.

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1956 1

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1956-09-25 1

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William Daniel Hillis is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and computer scientist, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence.

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September 25, 1956

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