David L. Mills

American academic computer engineer (1938–2024)
Person human Q3018243
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David L. Mills

Summary

David L. Mills is a human[1]. He was born in Oakland[2]. He was born on June 3, 1938[3]. He passed away in Newark[4]. He died on January 17, 2024[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • David L. Mills was born in Oakland[2].
  • David L. Mills passed away in Newark[4].
  • David L. Mills was born on June 3, 1938[3].
  • David L. Mills died on January 17, 2024[5].
  • David L. Mills held citizenship in United States[8].
  • David L. Mills worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • David L. Mills was employed by University of Delaware[9].
  • David L. Mills's education included a stint at University of Michigan[10].
  • David L. Mills received the IEEE Internet Award[11].
  • David L. Mills received the ACM Fellow[12].
  • David L. Mills was a member of National Academy of Engineering[13].
  • David L. Mills was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[14].
  • David L. Mills is recorded as male[15].
  • David L. Mills's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • David L. Mills's Commons category is recorded as David L. Mills[17].
  • David L. Mills earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[18].
  • David L. Mills's family name is recorded as Mills[19].
  • David L. Mills's given name is recorded as David[20].
  • David L. Mills's given name is recorded as Q19803509[21].
  • David L. Mills's official website is recorded as http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/[22].
  • David L. Mills's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • David L. Mills's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'David L. Mills'}[24].

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Origins and Family

David L. Mills's place of birth was Oakland[2]. He was born on June 3, 1938[3].

Education

David L. Mills's education included a stint at University of Michigan[10]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[18].

Career and Affiliations

David L. Mills worked as a computer scientist[6]. He was employed by University of Delaware[9].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Internet Award[11], a technical field award[25], founded in 1999[26] and ACM Fellow[12], a fellowship award[27].

Death and Burial

David L. Mills died on January 17, 2024[5]. He died in Newark[4].

Why It Matters

David L. Mills ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

He is credited with the discovery of Network Time Protocol[30], a computer network protocol[31].

FAQs

Where was David L. Mills born?

Born in Oakland[2], David L. Mills…

Where did David L. Mills die?

David L. Mills passed away in Newark[4].

What did David L. Mills do for work?

David L. Mills worked as computer scientist[6].

Where did David L. Mills go to school?

David L. Mills was educated at University of Michigan[10].

What awards did David L. Mills receive?

Honors received include IEEE Internet Award[11] and ACM Fellow[12].

What did David L. Mills discover?

David L. Mills is credited as discoverer of Network Time Protocol[30].

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  1. [2] . newyorker.com. newyorker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . dl.acm.org. dl.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . arstechnica.com. arstechnica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . arstechnica.com. arstechnica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . arstechnica.com. arstechnica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . arstechnica.com. Retrieved . arstechnica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . arstechnica.com. arstechnica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . elists.isoc.org. elists.isoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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