David A. Patterson

Summary

David A. Patterson is a human^[1]. Born in Evergreen Park^[2], he… he was born on November 16, 1947^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and researcher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• David A. Patterson was born in Evergreen Park^[2].
• David A. Patterson was born on November 16, 1947^[3].
• David A. Patterson held citizenship in United States^[8].
• David A. Patterson's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• David A. Patterson worked as an engineer^[5].
• David A. Patterson worked as a researcher^[6].
• David A. Patterson was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[9].
• David A. Patterson's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles^[10].
• David A. Patterson was educated at South High School^[11].
• David A. Patterson's doctoral advisor was Gerald Estrin^[12].
• David A. Patterson's doctoral advisor was David Frederic Martin^[13].
• David A. Patterson received the IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[14].
• David A. Patterson received the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal^[15].
• David A. Patterson received the Computer History Museum Fellow^[16].
• David A. Patterson received the Eckert–Mauchly Award^[17].
• David A. Patterson received the Alan D. Berenbaum Distinguished Service Award^[18].
• David A. Patterson received the Turing Award^[19].
• David A. Patterson was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[20].
• David A. Patterson was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• David A. Patterson was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[22].
• David A. Patterson was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[23].
• David A. Patterson is recorded as male^[24].
• David A. Patterson's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• David A. Patterson supervised Garth Gibson as a doctoral student^[26].
• David A. Patterson supervised David Ungar as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Evergreen Park^[2], David A. Patterson… he was born on November 16, 1947^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[10], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1919^[30], headquartered in Los Angeles^[31] and South High School^[11], a high school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1957^[34]. Doctoral advisors include Gerald Estrin^[12], a computer scientist^[35], 1921–2012^[36], of United States^[37], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[38], specialised in computer science^[39] and David Frederic Martin^[13], a computer scientist^[40], 1937–1996^[41], of United States^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and researcher^[6]. David A. Patterson was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[9]. Doctoral students include Garth Gibson^[26], a computer scientist^[43], of Canada^[44], awarded the J.W. Graham Medal^[45]; David Ungar^[27], a computer scientist^[46], b. 1954^[47], of United States^[48], awarded the Dahl–Nygaard Prize^[49], specialised in computer science^[50]; Mark D. Hill^[51], a computer scientist^[52], b. 1950^[53], awarded the Eckert–Mauchly Award^[54]; Kimberly Keeton^[55]; Satoshi Asami^[56]; and Michael Donald Dahlin^[57].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[14], a science award^[58], founded in 1992^[59]; IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal^[15], a science award^[60], founded in 1956^[61]; Computer History Museum Fellow^[16], a fellowship award^[62]; Eckert–Mauchly Award^[17], a science award^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1979^[65]; Alan D. Berenbaum Distinguished Service Award^[18], an award^[66]; and Turing Award^[19], a science award^[67], in United States^[68], founded in 1966^[69].

Why It Matters

David A. Patterson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

He is credited with the discovery of DLX^[72], a computer architecture^[73].

His notable doctoral advisees include Remzi Arpacı-Dusseau^[74], a computer scientist^[75], of Turkey^[76], awarded the ACM Fellow^[77]; Christos Kozyrakis^[78], a computer scientist^[79], b. 1974^[80], of Greece^[81], awarded the Maurice Wilkes Award^[82], specialised in computer science^[83]; Garth Gibson^[84], a computer scientist^[85], of Canada^[86], awarded the J.W. Graham Medal^[87]; Kimberly Keeton^[88], a computer scientist^[89], awarded the ACM Fellow^[90]; David Ungar^[91], a computer scientist^[92], b. 1954^[93], of United States^[94], awarded the Dahl–Nygaard Prize^[95], specialised in computer science^[96]; and Mark D. Hill^[97], a computer scientist^[98], b. 1950^[99], awarded the Eckert–Mauchly Award^[100].

FAQs

Where was David A. Patterson born?

David A. Patterson was born in Evergreen Park^[2].

What did David A. Patterson do for work?

David A. Patterson worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and researcher^[6].

Where did David A. Patterson go to school?

David A. Patterson was educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[10] and South High School^[11].

What awards did David A. Patterson receive?

Honors received include IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[14], IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal^[15], Computer History Museum Fellow^[16], and Eckert–Mauchly Award^[17].

What did David A. Patterson discover?

David A. Patterson is credited as discoverer of DLX^[72].