What is Mark Dean (computer scientist)?
{{Infobox person |name = Mark E. Dean |image = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|3|2}} |birth_place = [[Jefferson City, Tennessee]] |death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|1962|09|21|1897|07|19|mf=y}} --> |death_place = |occupation = [[Computer engineering|Computer engineer]] |spouse = |parents = |children = }} '''Mark E. Dean''' (born March 2, 1957) is an American inventor and a computer engineer. ==Early life== Dean went to Jefferson City High School. He liked to build things. He once built a tractor from scratch with the help of his father. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1979. He got straight A's. Dean received a master's degree in electrical engineering from Florida Atlantic university in 1982. Dean received a doctorate from Stanford University in 1992. ==Public life== Dean's first job was at IBM as an engineer. He invented three important technology's at IBM, including the color PC monitor and the first gigahertz chip. A gigahertz chip is a revolutionary piece of technology that is able to do a billion calculations per second. Dean holds 3 of IBM's patents. Dean became the black engineer of the year in 1987. ==References== {{cite web | title = Mark Dean | publisher = Biography.com | date = 2015 | url =http://www.biography.com/people/mark-dean-604036 | access-date = April 27, 2015 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Mark}} [[Category:American inventors]]