Seymour Cray

Updated: 09/15/2017 by Computer Hope
Seymour Cray

Name: Seymour Roger Cray

Born: September 28, 1925, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Death: October 5, 1996 (Age: 71)

Computer-related contributions

  • Helped develop the CDC 7600 in 1969. Considered by most to be the worlds first supercomputer.
  • Founded Cray Research Inc. in 1972.

Quotes

"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it's too late."