Mark Dean (computer scientist)
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Mark E. Dean (born March 2, 1957)[1] is an American inventor and computer engineer. He developed the ISA bus, and he led a design team for making a one-gigahertz computer processor chip.[2] He holds three of nine PC patents for being the co-creator of the IBM personal computer released in 1981.[3] In 1995, Dean was named the first ever African-American IBM Fellow.[4]
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Born | (1957-03-02) March 2, 1957 (age 67)[1] Jefferson City, Tennessee, United States |
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Occupation | Computer engineer |
Organization | IBM |
Spouse | Denise Dean |
Parent(s) | James Dean, Barbara Dean |
Dean was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering in 2001 for innovative and pioneering contributions to personal computer development.
In 2000, Mark discussed a hand held device that would be able to display media content, like a digital newspaper.[5][6] In August 2011, Dean stated that he uses a tablet computer instead of a PC in his blog.[7][8]