Gerald Estrin

Gerald Estrin
Gerald Estrin with his wife Thelma. Santa Monica, California. Sept. 2007
BornSeptember 9, 1921
DiedMarch 29, 2012(2012-03-29) (aged 90)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
SpouseThelma Estrin
ChildrenMargo Estrin
Judy Estrin
Deborah Estrin
AwardsIEEE Life Fellow
Guggenheim Fellowship
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
InstitutionsInstitute for Advanced Study (1950-1956), Weizmann Institute of Science (1954-1955), UCLA (1956-1991)
Thesis A Study of Artificial Dielectric Media  (Vincent C. Rideout)
Doctoral studentsDavid Patterson
Jean-Loup Baer
Vint Cerf
Mary K. Vernon
Johanna Moore

Gerald Estrin (September 9, 1921 – March 29, 2012)[1] was an American computer scientist, and professor at the UCLA Computer Science Department. He is known for his work on the organization of computer systems, on parallel processing[2] and SARA (system architects apprentice).[3]

  1. ^ "Gerald Estrin - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". ethw.org. May 2018.
  2. ^ Athanas, Peter M., and Harvey F. Silverman. "Processor reconfiguration through instruction-set metamorphosis." Computer 26.3 (1993): 11-18.
  3. ^ Perry, Dewayne E., and Alexander L. Wolf. "Foundations for the study of software architecture." ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes 17.4 (1992): 40-52.

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