Open AccessComputer Architecture and Amdahl's Law
Author(s) -
Gene M. Amdahl
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
ieee solid-state circuits society newsletter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1098-4232
DOI - 10.1109/n-ssc.2007.4785612
Subject(s) - components, circuits, devices and systems , engineered materials, dielectrics and plasmas
In this thumbnail autobiography, Dr. Amdahl describes his early career, beginning with a serendipitous programming assignment as a graduate student in physics at the University of Wisconsin in 1950 and culminating in the formulation of "Amdahl's Law" in 1967.