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Tom Murphy VII
Murphy in 2020
Personal information
Born
Thomas Walter Murphy VII

(1979-09-27) September 27, 1979 (age 45)
NationalityAmerican
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (PhD)
Websitetom7.org
YouTube information
Also known asTom7
Channel
Years active2006-present
Subscribers165 thousand[1]
Total views10.59 million[1]

Last updated: 22 September 2023

Thomas Walter Murphy VII[2] (born September 27, 1979),[3] also known as Tom 7[4] or by his YouTube handle of suckerpinch, is a computer scientist and YouTuber who is known for various computer-science and engineering projects, including an artificial intelligence to play NES games,[5] "reverse-emulating" the NES to play SNES games,[6] and a recut of Star Wars: Episode IV in alphabetical order.[7] He also contributes papers to annual satirical computer science conference SIGBOVIK.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "About suckerpinch". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Why Tom is 'Tom 7'". tom7.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. ^ "Tom 7!". members.spacebar.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. ^ a b Murphy, Tom. "Tom Murphy 7's Invincible Web Page". tom7.org. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Steadman, Ian (April 12, 2013). "This AI 'solves' Super Mario Bros. and other classic NES games". Wired. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Limer, Eric (May 31, 2018). "How It Looks When You Play SNES Games on the Original NES". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Edidin, Rachel (June 5, 2014). "We Finally Know Who's Talked About the Most in Star Wars". Wired. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.