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Danny Hillis

William Daniel Hillis (born September 25, 1956) 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 subsequently was Vice President of Research and Disney Fellow at Walt Disney…

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Awards
Dan David Prize (2002) Grace Murray Hopper Award (1989)
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, PhD)
Born
William Daniel Hillis (1956-09-25) September 25, 1956 (age 69) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Marvin Minsky Gerald Jay Sussman Claude Shannon
Fields
Computer Science Computer Engineering
Thesis
The Connection Machine (1985)

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