Universitaire

Gordon Bell

American computer engineer (1934–2024)

Vie: 1934 – 2024
Né(e) le: 19 août 1934
Décédé(e) le: 17 mai 2024
Nationalité: États-Unis

Chester Gordon Bell was an American electrical engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), from 1960 to 1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later served as the company's Vice President of Engineering from 1972 to 1983, overseeing development of the VAX computer systems. Bell's later career included roles as an entrepreneur, investor, founding Assistant Director of NSF's Computing and Information Science and Engineering Dir