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Danny Hillis

Daniel Hillis
Hillis in 2022
Born
William Daniel Hillis

(1956-09-25) September 25, 1956 (age 68)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, PhD)
Spouse
Taylor Milsal
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(m. 2019)​
[1]
AwardsDan David Prize (2002)
Grace Murray Hopper Award (1989)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
Computer Engineering
InstitutionsThinking Machines
Walt Disney Imagineering
Applied Invention
Doctoral advisorMarvin Minsky
Gerald Jay Sussman
Claude Shannon

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 Imagineering.

Hillis was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2001 for advances in parallel computers, parallel software, and parallel storage.

More recently, Hillis co-founded Applied Minds,[2] and Applied Invention, an interdisciplinary group of engineers, scientists, and artists.[3]

  1. ^ "Picnic at Danny Hillis & Taylor Milsal's home". Long Now Boston. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Applied Minds, LLC". AppliedMinds.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Applied Invention". www.AppliedInvention.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

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