James E Thornton

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(b.) 1927 — (d.) 1996
Description

Designer of CDC's supercomputers — most importantly the 6600 and STAR-100, and earlier the ERA 1103 — Thornton made significant contributions to computer design.

Script supervised by Aaron Sylvan
Authored by Aaron Sylvan
Noted For
Computer Design
Category
Computer Scientist - Hardware
Affiliation
Control Data Corporation
Gender
Male

Citations:

Courtesy of Computer History Museum
Courtesy of University of Texas Computer Science
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