Pioneers

Gene Amdahl

Computer Architecture

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General Reference

Computing Atlas. "Gene Amdahl." Accessed August 31, 2026. https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/gene-amdahl.

APA Style

Computing Atlas. (n.d.). Gene Amdahl. Retrieved August 31, 2026, from https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/gene-amdahl

BibTeX

@misc{computingatlas-gene-amdahl,
  author = {Computing Atlas},
  title = {Gene Amdahl},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/gene-amdahl},
  note = {Accessed August 31, 2026}
}

Gene Myron Amdahl was an American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation. He formulated Amdahl's law, which states a fundamental limitation of parallel computing.

Facts

Birth Year

1922 1

Birth Date

1922-11-16 1

Death Year

2015 1

Death Date

2015-11-10 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Gene Amdahl

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Gene Myron Amdahl (November 16, 1922 – November 10, 2015) was an American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation. He formulated Amdahl's law, which states a fundamental limitation of parallel computing.

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