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Inventor and entrepreneur Danny Hillis cofounded supercomputer manufacturer Thinking Machines and Freebase developer Metaweb Technologies.
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Fast Facts:
- Born: September 25, 1956
- PhD degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Former Vice-President of Walt Disney Imagineering
- 2002 Winner, Dan David Prize
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Early Life
Daniel Hillis was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His father was an epidemiologist, and his mother was a biostatistician. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received a degree in mathematics and a masters in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. -
Career
In 1983 Hillis co-founded Thinking Machines, through which he sought to build computers with artificial intelligence. The company did not fare well, and in 1994 Hillis was offered a job at Walt Disney Imagineering, for which he designs everything from theme park rides to new technologies for their movies and consumer merchandise. -
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Danny Hillis Questions
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Where can I find a video of Danny Gokey singing Stand By Me? 3 AnswersHere is the video from YouTube: read more -
does anyone know how to contact a celebrity? 1 AnswerTwitter is a good way. http://twitter.com/Danny_deVito Beware of impersonator, though. One of the good ways is by checking whether the account is a "Verified A... read more
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Danny Hillis Professional Profile
- Current Projects:
- Founder, Metaweb Technologies, Inc.
- Co-Chairman, Board of directors, The Long Now Foundation
- Co-Chairman, Applied Minds
- Past Projects:
- Co-Founder, Thinking Machines
- Vice-President, Walt Disney Imagineering
- Edge: W. Daniel Hillis profile
- Dan David Prize: Technology, Information & Society: Dr. Daniel Hillis
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On Twitter powered by Twitter
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What people mean by the word technology is the stuff that doesn't work yet. -Danny Hillis #quote
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Checking out Applied Minds recruitment: http://is.gd/7u9gH …I remember co-founder Danny "Thinking Machines" Hillis! http://twitpic.com/s0gkm
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