Michael Flynn | |
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Born |
New York City |
May 20, 1934
Nationality | American |
Institutions | Stanford University |
Alma mater |
Manhattan College Syracuse University Purdue University |
Known for | Flynn's taxonomy |
Notable awards |
Harry H. Goode Memorial Award IEEE Computer Society Charles Babbage Award |
Michael J. Flynn (born May 20, 1934) is an American professor emeritus at Stanford University.
Flynn was born in New York City.
Flynn proposed Flynn's taxonomy, a method of classifying digital computers, in 1966
In 1995 he received a Harry H. Goode Memorial Award.
In 2009, Flynn received an honorary doctorate from the University of Belgrade.
Flynn co-founded Palyn Associates with Maxwell Paley and in 2014 is Chairman of Maxeler Technologies.