Carver Mead
Carver Andress Mead (born 1 May 1934, in Bakersfield, California) is a US computer scientist. He currently holds the position of Gordon and Betty Moore Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), having taught there for over 40 years.
Mead studied electrical engineering at Caltech, getting his BS in 1956, his MS in 1957, and his PhD degree in 1960.
Read more about Carver Mead: Mead–Conway VLSI Design and Moore's Law, "Firsts", "Collective Electrodynamics" Approach To Electromagnetism, Quotations, Companies Founded, Awards
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“I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this: Was it done with enjoyment—was the carver happy while he was about it?”
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—For the State of Nebraska, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)