Dr. Mark DeanDr. Mark Dean

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Life infoLife info birth: March 2, 1957birth: March 2, 1957 place: Jefferson City, Tennesseeplace: Jefferson City, Tennessee BS in Electrical Engineering from the University BS in Electrical Engineering from the University

of Tennessee in 1979, an MSEE in 1982 from of Tennessee in 1979, an MSEE in 1982 from Florida Atlantic University.Florida Atlantic University.

Ph.D. in EE from Stanford in 1992Ph.D. in EE from Stanford in 1992 IBM Fellow and Vice President of Systems in IBM IBM Fellow and Vice President of Systems in IBM

Research.Research. Is Mark Dean a computer scientist or is he an Is Mark Dean a computer scientist or is he an

engineer? He surely is a tinker. As a boy, he and engineer? He surely is a tinker. As a boy, he and his father built a tractor from scratch.his father built a tractor from scratch.

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As a child, Mark Dean excelled in math. In As a child, Mark Dean excelled in math. In elementary school, he took advanced level elementary school, he took advanced level math courses and, in high school, Dean math courses and, in high school, Dean even built his own computer, radio, and even built his own computer, radio, and amplifier. Dean continued his interests and amplifier. Dean continued his interests and went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee, a masters degree in electrical Tennessee, a masters degree in electrical engineering from Florida Atlantic University engineering from Florida Atlantic University and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford. He is one of the most prominent Stanford. He is one of the most prominent black inventors in the field of computersblack inventors in the field of computers

Continue Continue Dr. Mark Dean started working at IBM in 1980 and Dr. Mark Dean started working at IBM in 1980 and

was instrumental in the invention of the Personal was instrumental in the invention of the Personal Computer. He holds three of IBM's original nine PC Computer. He holds three of IBM's original nine PC patents and currently holds more than 20 total patents and currently holds more than 20 total patents. The famous African-American inventor patents. The famous African-American inventor never thought the work he was doing would end up never thought the work he was doing would end up being so useful to the world, but he has helped IBM being so useful to the world, but he has helped IBM make instrumental changes in areas ranging from make instrumental changes in areas ranging from the research and application of systems technology the research and application of systems technology circuits to operating environments. One of his most circuits to operating environments. One of his most recent computer inventions occurred while leading recent computer inventions occurred while leading the team that produced the 1-Gigahertz chip, which the team that produced the 1-Gigahertz chip, which contains one million transistors and has nearly contains one million transistors and has nearly limitless potential.limitless potential.

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Currently, Dean is vice president of Currently, Dean is vice president of performance for the RS/6000 performance for the RS/6000 Division. He was named an IBM Division. He was named an IBM fellow in 1996 and in 1997, received fellow in 1996 and in 1997, received the Black Engineer of the Year the Black Engineer of the Year President’s Award. Dean holds more President’s Award. Dean holds more than 20 patents. He was inducted than 20 patents. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1997. Fame in 1997.