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Mario Tchou

Also Known As Tchou Wang Li
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Mario Tchou, also known as Tchou Wang Li, was an Italian engineer of Chinese descent and a pioneer of computer science in Italy. He led a group of scientists from the University of Pisa who in 1959 invented the Olivetti Elea, the world's most powerful computer at the time.

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Birth Year
1924 1
Birth Date
1924-06-26 1
Death Year
1961 1
Death Date
1961-11-09 1
Nationality
Italian 1
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1. Wikipedia: Mario Tchou
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  • Biography section, first sentence
    Born in Rome on 26 June 1924
  • Last years section
    Mario Tchou died together with his driver Francesco Frinzi (1933-1961) in a tragic car accident on the morning of 9 November 1961
  • lead sentence
    was an Italian engineer of Chinese descent
  • lead sentence, parenthetical
    also known as Tchou Wang Li
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