James E. Thornton

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James E. Thornton received a B.S.E.E. degree from the Univerty of Minnesota in 1950. He worked at Engineering Research Associates/Remington Rand Univac from 1950 to 1958. At Control Data Corporation from 1958 to 1973, he helped design the CDC 1604, 6600, 6400, 6500, and STAR-100.

In 1974 he founded Network Systems Corporation, which manufactures shorthaul data communications units that interconnect large-scale computers and minicomputers.

Read more about the CDC 6600 Project.

Awards

1997 Harry H. Goode Memorial Award
“For pioneering contributions and leadership in high performance computing and networking.”
Learn more about the Harry H. Goode Memorial Award

1994 Eckert-Mauchly Award Recipient
“For his pioneering work on high performance processors; for inventing the scoreboard for instruction issue; and for fundamental contributions to vector supercomputing.”
Learn more about the Eckert-Mauchly Award

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