Mark Dean (computer scientist)
Mark E. Dean | |
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| Born | March 2, 1957 |
| Occupation | Computer engineer |
Mark E. Dean (born March 2, 1957) is an American inventor and a computer engineer. He was part of the team that developed the ISA bus, and he led a design team for making a one-gigahertz computer processor chip.[1] He holds three of IBM's original nine PC patents.[2] In August 2011, writing in his blog, Dean stated that he now uses a tablet computer instead of a PC.[3][4]
Background
Born in Jefferson City, Tennessee, Dean holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee, a master's degree in electrical engineering from Florida Atlantic University and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.[5] Dean is the first[6] African-American to become an IBM Fellow which is the highest level of technical excellence at the company. In 1997, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.[5]
Currently, he is the John Fisher Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee.[7] He was previously CTO for IBM Middle East and Africa[8] and was an IBM Vice President overseeing the company's Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California prior to that.[citation needed] Dean now holds more than 20 patents.[original research?] Dean was part of the team that developed the interior architecture (ISA systems bus) that enables multiple devices, such as modems and printers, to be connected to personal computers. Dean also taught computer science at Harvard.
References
- ^ McCoy, Frank (1999-12-26). "He refined the desktop PC. Now he wants to kill it". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
A year later, Dean led a team that built a 1,000-megahertz chip [...]
- ^ Maulsby, Richard (1997-10-15). "Four American Inventors to Receve Ronald H. Brown American Innovator Awards". uspto Media Advisory, 97-21 . Retrieved 2013-07-11.
Dean, just 40, holds more than 25 patents, including three of IBM's original nine PC patents.
- ^ Angel, Jonathan (2011-08-10). "Thirty years later, the personal computer's obsolete, IBM PC designer says". linuxfordevices.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ^ Dean, Mark (2011-08-12). "IBM Leads the Way in the Post-PC Era". A Smarter Planet. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
I recently traded in my PC for a tablet computer [...]
- ^ a b "High-tech's Invisible Man'". US Black Engineer & IT. 2 (4). Career Communications Group: 15. 2002. ISSN 1088-3444.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Patricia Carter Sluby (20099). The inventive spirit of African Americans: patented ingenuity (illustrated ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-275-96674-4.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Personal Computer Inventor to Join College of Engineering Faculty". Tennessee Today. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ Evans, Bob (2011-08-11). "Personal Computers Becoming Obsolete, Says IBM PC Architect". Forbes. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
One of IBM's primary designers for its iconic PC says he's chucked the PC in favor of a tablet [..] Now CTO for IBM Middle East and Africa, Dean [...]