Wesley A. Clark
Wesley Allison Clark | |
|---|---|
 by Dick Lyon, 2002 | |
| Born | April 10, 1927 New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | February 22, 2016 (aged 88) New York City, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | UC Berkeley |
| Known for | TX-0, TX-2, LINC |
| Awards | Eckert-Mauchly Award Computer Pioneer Award National Academy of Engineering member |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer engineering Internet |
| Institutions | MIT Lincoln Laboratory Washington University Clark, Rockoff and Associates |
Wesley Allison Clark (April 27, 1927 – February 22, 2016) was an American computer designer. He created the LINC computer, which was the first mini-computer and shares with a number of other computers (such as the PDP-1) the claim to be the inspiration for the personal computer.
Early life[change | change source]
Clark was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He grew up in Kinderhook, New York and northern California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1947 with an A.B. in Physics. Clark began his career as a physicist at the Hanford Site.
Career[change | change source]
In 1981 Clark received the Eckert-Mauchly Award for his work on computer architecture. He was awarded an honorary degree by Washington University in 1984.[1] He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1999. Clark was a charter recipient of the IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award for "First Personal Computer."[2]
Death[change | change source]
Clark died on February 22, 2016 in New York City from heart disease at the age of 88.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Honorary Degrees granted at Washington University in St. Louis, 1859 - present". Archived from the original on 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ↑ "Computer Pioneer Charter Recipients". Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ↑ "Wesley A. Clark, legendary computer engineer, dies at 88". TecRepublic.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Wesley Clark article in Smart Computing Encyclopedia
- Oral history interview with Wesley Clark. Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota. Clark describes his research at Lincoln Laboratory and interaction with the Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). Topics include various custom computers built at MIT, including the LINC computer; timesharing and network research; artificial intelligence research; ARPA contracting; interaction with IPTO directors; the work of Larry Roberts at IPTO.
- Functional Description of the L1 Computer, March 1960 at bitsavers.org
- The Logical Structure of Digital Computers, October 1955 Archived 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine at bitsavers.org
- Multi-Sequence Program Concept, November, 1954 Archived 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine at bitsavers.org
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