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Seymour Cray

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. Called "the father of supercomputing", Cray has been…

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Known for
Supercomputers
Alma mater
University of Minnesota
Born
Seymour Roger Cray (1925-09-28)September 28, 1925 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, US
Children
3
Died
October 5, 1996(1996-10-05) (aged 71) Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Fields
Applied mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering

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Seymour Cray → October 5, 1996(1996-10-05) (aged 71) Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
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Seymour Cray → Andrew Cray (grandson)

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Seymour CrayAlma materUniversity of Minnesota1.00infobox
Seymour CrayBornSeymour Roger Cray (1925-09-28)September 28, 1925 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, US1.00infobox
Seymour CrayChildren31.00infobox
Seymour CrayDiedOctober 5, 1996(1996-10-05) (aged 71) Colorado Springs, Colorado, US1.00infobox
Seymour CrayFieldsApplied mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering1.00infobox
Seymour CrayKnown forSupercomputers1.00infobox
Seymour CrayRelativesAndrew Cray (grandson)1.00infobox
Seymour CraySpouse(s)Verene Voll (1947–1978; divorced) Geri M. Harrand1.00infobox
Seymour CrayWorkplacesEngineering Research Associates Control Data Corporation Cray Research Cray Computer Corporation SRC Computers1.00infobox
Seymour Crayrelated to External linksSeymour Cray Oral History0.60section
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Seymour Crayrelated to External linksQuotations0.60section

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