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   A conversation with founder of Applied Minds Danny Hillis

   with Danny Hillis on Jul 23, 2001

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   21 min

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Danny Hillis is an inventor and scientist who revolutionized the computing industry. He is cofounder, chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Applied Minds, an advanced technology, creative design and consulting firm. Hillis pioneered the concept of parallel computers, now the basis for most supercomputers, as well as the RAID disk array technology used to store large databases. He holds over 40 U.S. patents and is the author of “The Pattern OnThe Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work”.

Hillis was Vice President of Research and Development, at Walt Disney Imagineering, and a Disney Fellow. While at Disney, he developed new technologies and business strategies for Disney’s theme parks, television, motion pictures, Internet and consumer products businesses. He also designed new theme park rides, a full sized walking robot dinosaur and various micro mechanical devices.

Source-Leigh Bureau http://www.leighbureau.com/speaker.asp?id=88