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Robert H. Dennard

American engineer and inventor
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
September 5, 1932
Date of death
April 23, 2024
Place of birth
Terrell
Place of death
Croton-on-Hudson
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
inventor, computer scientist, electrical engineer, engineer
Employer
IBM[11]
Field of work
electrical engineering[10]
Educated at
Carnegie Mellon University[12]
Award received
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award, IBM Fellow, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Edison Medal, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Harvey Prize, IEEE Medal of Honor, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Charles Stark Draper Prize, Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology, Lemelson–MIT Prize, IRI Achievement Award, NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[29]
Academic thesis
doctoral thesis[31]
Given name
Robert[30]
Member of
National Academy of Engineering, American Philosophical Society[26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert H. Dennard en Robert Dennard en Robert Heath Dennard ar روبرت دينارد de Robert Heath Dennard es Robert Heath Dennard es Robert Dennard fa رابرت دنارد ja ロバート・H・デナード ja ロバート・デナード ko 로버트 H. 데나드 pt Robert Dennard ru Деннард, Роберт ru Роберт Деннард zh 羅伯特·丹納德
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
1639145856955922920546
GND ID
1089682085
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Robert Dennard.jpg ↗
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100310242
Awards & Winners artist ID
02nk38
DBLP author ID
62/4511
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Robert-Dennard
Freebase ID
/m/02nk38
IEEE Xplore author ID
37282969700
Justia Patents inventor ID
robert-h-dennard
National Academy of Engineering member ID
29493
National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
robert-h-dennard
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Prabook ID
372148
Quora topic ID
Robert-H-Dennard
Scopus author ID
7003271689
Web of Science ResearcherID
ETX-7982-2022
WikiTree person ID
Dennard-202

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🔗 Connections
Award received 13
National Medal of Technology and Innovation, IEEE Medal of Honor, Edison Medal, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Harvey Prize, Charles Stark Draper Prize, Lemelson–MIT Prize, IBM Fellow +5 more
Occupation 4
engineer, inventor, computer scientist, electrical engineer
← Winner 3
National Medal of Technology and Innovation, IEEE Medal of Honor, Edison Medal
Member of 2
American Philosophical Society, National Academy of Engineering
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Academic thesis 1
doctoral thesis
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Carnegie Mellon University
Employer 1
IBM
Field of work 1
electrical engineering
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Named after 1
Dennard scaling
Place of birth 1
Terrell
Place of death 1
Croton-on-Hudson
Sex or gender 1
male
← EU Knowledge Graph item ID 1
Galtellì
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Summary

Robert H. Dennard was born on September 5, 1932[1], in Terrell[2]. He died on April 23, 2024[3], in Croton-on-Hudson[4]. He worked as an inventor[5], computer scientist[6], electrical engineer[7], and engineer[8].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Robert H. Dennard include Dennard scaling[32].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Dennard scaling[32].

FAQs

Where was Robert H. Dennard born?

Robert H. Dennard's place of birth was Terrell[2].

Where did Robert H. Dennard die?

Robert H. Dennard passed away in Croton-on-Hudson[4].

What did Robert H. Dennard do for work?

Robert H. Dennard worked as an inventor[5], computer scientist[6], electrical engineer[7], and engineer[8].

Where did Robert H. Dennard go to school?

Robert H. Dennard was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[12].

What awards did Robert H. Dennard receive?

Honors received include IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award[13], IBM Fellow[14], National Medal of Technology and Innovation[15], and Edison Medal[16].

Related Entities

computer scientist electrical engineering Galtellì IBM United States

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  18. [19] ↑ . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . National Inventors Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . kyotoprize.org. kyotoprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . WorldCat. cmu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . lohud.com. lohud.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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