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John Hennessy

b. 1952Huntington, NYItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included

Stanford President

Biography

Stanford President; co-invented RISC computer architecture; chairman of Alphabet (Google's parent); Turing Award. Turing Award (2017); co-invented RISC architecture; Stanford President 2000-2016; Alphabet chairman

Notable For

  • Stanford President
  • co-invented RISC computer architecture
  • chairman of Alphabet (Google's parent)
  • Turing Award

Honors & Recognition

  • Turing Award (2017)
  • co-invented RISC architecture
  • Stanford President 2000-2016
  • Alphabet chairman
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Quick Facts

Field
Science & Technology
Specialty
Computer Science/Academia
Years
b. 1952
Birth Place
Huntington, NY
Origin
Italian American descendant
Regional Ancestry
Italian
Ancestry Verification
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