AKA Gene Myron Amdahl

Born: 16-Nov-1922
Birthplace: Flandreau, SD
Died: 10-Nov-2015
Location of death: Palo Alto, CA
Cause of death: Pneumonia

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Engineer, Computer Programmer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Parallel computing pioneer

Military service: US Navy

Wife: Marian D. Quissell (m. 1946, until his death, two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Andrea
Son: Carlton
Daughter: Delaine

    University: BS Engineering Physics, South Dakota State University (1948)
    University: PhD Theoretical Physics, University of Wisconsin at Madison (1952)

    IBM (1960-70)
    IBM (1952-55)
    IEEE Fellow
    National Academy of Engineering Fellow (1967)
    Norwegian Ancestry
    Swedish Ancestry
    Risk Factors: Alzheimer's

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