Computing pioneer Chuck Thacker wins Turing Award

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/chuck-thacker-03-10-2010.jpg (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2010/mar10/03-09chuckthacker.mspx)Chuck Thacker may not be quite the same household name as some other computing pioneers, but it's pretty hard to overstate the influence he's had on the industry, a feat for which he's now be honored with the A.M. Turing Award -- widely considered to be the "Nobel prize of computing." While Thacker is now a "Technical Fellow" at Microsoft, he first made a name for himself at Xerox PARC, where he not only helped design and realize the very first modern computer, the Alto, but co-invented Ethernet, and contributed to a range of other projects that have had a lasting impact on computing to this day. Later, while at Microsoft Reseach, Thacker oversaw the design of the very first Tablet PC prototypes, and he continues to lead up (http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/21/microsoft-to-start-its-own-chip-design-lab-for-new-xbox/) a computer-architecture group at the company and be involved with various research efforts. Of course, that's only scratching the surface -- hit up the links below for a more complete background of the man's work, and head on past the break for a short video put together for the occasion by Microsoft.Continue reading Computing pioneer Chuck Thacker wins Turing Award (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/computing-pioneer-chuck-thacker-wins-turing-award/)
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