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Smith, Burton Jordan was born on March 21, 1941 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Sherman Everett and Rebecca Frances (Jordan) Smith.
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Burton Jordan Smith, American computer designer. Recipient Eckert-Marchly award, 1990, awarded jointly by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society and Association for Computer Machinery, Seymour Cray award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, 2003.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1967. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1968. Electrical Engineering Diploma, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1969.
Doctor of Science Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1972.
Career
Assistant professor University Colorado, Denver, 1972-1978, associate professor, 1978-1979. Vice president Research and development Denelcor, Inc., 1979-1985. Fellow Supercomputing Research Center, Lanham, Maryland, 1985-1988.
Co-founder, chief scientist Tera Computer Company (purchased Cray Research from Silicon Graphics, Inc. in 2000, renamed Cray, Inc.), Seattle, 1988—2005. Chairman Cray, Inc., 1988—1999, also board director, 1988—2005. Technical fellow Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, since 2005.
Advisory committee on computer research National Science Foundation, Washington, 1984-1987. Fellow, Supercomputing Research Center (now Center for Computing Sciences), division Institute for Defense Analysis, 1985-1988. Science council Universities Space Research Association, Washington, 1987-1991.
Blue ribbon panel on high performance computing National Science Foundation, Washington, 1993, presidential faculty fellows final selection panel, Washington, 1992-1993, Computer Science Telecommunications Board National Research Council, Washington, 1999-2004.
Achievements
Membership
Precinct committeeman Democratic Party, Denver, 1980-1984. With United States Navy, 1960-1964. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery.
Member National Academy of Engineering, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi.
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Married Dorothy Nan Duncan, December 28, 1966. Children: Katherine Page, Julia Jordan.
Education
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1967
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1968
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1969
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1972
Career
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1972 - 1978
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1979 - 1985
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1985 - 1988
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1988 - 1999
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2005
Awards
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Recipient Eckert-Marchly award, 1990, awarded jointly by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society and Association for Computer Machinery, Seymour Cray award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, 2003.Recipient Eckert-Marchly award, 1990, awarded jointly by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society and Association for Computer Machinery, Seymour Cray award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, 2003.