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Seymour Cray

Also Known As Seymour R. Cray · Seymour Roger Cray
Computer Systems Organization

Seymour Roger Cray was an American electrical engineer, computer scientist, mathematician, and supercomputer architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world for decades, and founded Cray Research, which built many of these machines. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1925 1
Birth Date
1925-09-28 2
Death Year
1996 1
Death Date
1996-10-05 2
Award
National Inventors Hall of Fame 2
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IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition 2
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Harry H. Goode Memorial Award 2
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Howard N. Potts Medal 2
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Eckert–Mauchly Award 2
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W. Wallace McDowell Award 2
Seymour Cray
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CDC 6600

Seymour Cray

Cray X-MP

Seymour Cray

Cray-1

Seymour Cray

Cray-2

Seymour Cray

Cray-3

Seymour Cray

UNIVAC 1103

Seymour Cray
Connections

In Field

Computer Architecture, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Seymour Cray

Invented

CDC 6600, Systems
Source Wikidata: CDC 6600
Additional Source Wikipedia: CDC 6600Infobox: designer
Cray X-MP, Systems

Seymour Cray led the design of the Cray X-MP at Cray Research, released in 1982 as the first multiprocessor Cray system.

Source Wikipedia: Seymour Cray
Cray-1, Systems
Source Wikipedia: Cray-1
Cray-2, Systems

Seymour Cray designed the Cray-2 at Cray Research, released in 1985 as the fastest supercomputer of its era.

Source Wikipedia: Seymour Cray
UNIVAC 1103, Systems
Source Wikipedia: UNIVAC 1103

Invented By

Cray-3, Systems
Source Wikipedia: Cray-3

Long-Form Articles

Seymour Cray and the fast system, not just the fast processor, Articles
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Seymour Cray

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Nationality

United States

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1. Wikipedia: Seymour Cray
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    Seymour Roger Cray (September 28, 1925 - October 5, 1996) was an American electrical engineer, computer scientist, mathematician, and supercomputer architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world for decades, and founded Cray Research, which built many of these machines.
  • Infobox, Born
    September 28, 1925
  • Infobox, Died
    October 5, 1996
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead paragraph
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2. Wikidata: Seymour Cray
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Wikipedia: Cray-3
Invented By: Cray-3, Background
Quote, Invented By: Cray-3, Background
Seymour Cray began the design of the Cray-3 in 1985, as soon as the Cray-2 reached production.
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Wikipedia: Cray-1
Wikimedia FoundationInvented: Cray-1, Infobox, designer field
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Seymour Cray
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Wikipedia: UNIVAC 1103
Wikimedia FoundationInvented: UNIVAC 1103, Lead
Quote, Invented: UNIVAC 1103, Lead
It was the first computer for which Seymour Cray was credited with design work.
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Wikipedia: CDC 6600
WikipediaInvented: CDC 6600, Infobox: designer
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Seymour Cray
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