Michael Abrash

Summary

Michael Abrash is a human^[1]. He was born on +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as an engineer^[3], game programmer^[4], and computer scientist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Michael Abrash was born on +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Michael Abrash held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Michael Abrash's professions included engineer^[3].
• Michael Abrash's professions included game programmer^[4].
• Michael Abrash's professions included computer scientist^[5].
• Michael Abrash's field of work was program optimization^[8].
• Michael Abrash held the position of chief scientific officer^[9].
• Among Michael Abrash's employers was Microsoft^[10].
• Michael Abrash was employed by id Software^[11].
• Among Michael Abrash's employers was Epic Games Tools^[12].
• Among Michael Abrash's employers was Valve Corporation^[13].
• Michael Abrash was employed by Reality Labs^[14].
• Michael Abrash was employed by Meta^[15].
• Michael Abrash was educated at University of Pennsylvania^[16].
• Michael Abrash's image is recorded as Michael Abrash at Facebook's F8 2015.jpg^[17].
• Michael Abrash is recorded as male^[18].
• Michael Abrash's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Michael Abrash's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066372668^[20].
• Michael Abrash's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 70327685^[21].
• Michael Abrash's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84073078^[22].
• Michael Abrash's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13488612h^[23].
• Michael Abrash's IdRef ID is recorded as 035769351^[24].
• Michael Abrash's residence is recorded as Washington^[25].
• Michael Abrash's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01p3vb^[26].
• Michael Abrash's given name is recorded as Michael^[27].

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Origins and Family

Michael Abrash was born on +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Michael Abrash's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[3], game programmer^[4], and computer scientist^[5]. Michael Abrash's field of work was program optimization^[8]. Employers include Microsoft^[10], a software company^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1975^[30], headquartered in Redmond^[31]; id Software^[11], a video game developer^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1991^[34], headquartered in Richardson^[35]; Epic Games Tools^[12], a business^[36], in United States^[37], headquartered in Kirkland^[38]; Valve Corporation^[13], a video game developer^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1996^[41], headquartered in Bellevue^[42]; Reality Labs^[14], a business^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 2020^[45], headquartered in Irvine^[46]; and Meta^[15], a public company^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 2004^[49], headquartered in Menlo Park^[50]. He held the position of chief scientific officer^[9].

Why It Matters

Michael Abrash ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51]

He is credited with the discovery of fast inverse square root^[52], a numerical method^[53].

FAQs

What did Michael Abrash do for work?

Michael Abrash worked as engineer^[3], game programmer^[4], and computer scientist^[5].

Where did Michael Abrash go to school?

Michael Abrash was educated at University of Pennsylvania^[16].

What did Michael Abrash discover?

Michael Abrash is credited as discoverer of fast inverse square root^[52].