What is David A. Patterson?
{{Infobox scientist |name = David Patterson |image = David A Patterson.jpg |image_size = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|11|16}} |birth_place = [[Evergreen Park, Illinois]] |death_date = |death_place = |residence = |citizenship = |nationality = [[United States of America|American]] |fields = |workplaces = [[University of California, Berkeley]] |alma_mater = [[UCLA]] |doctoral_advisor = David F. Martin<br />[[Gerald Estrin]] |academic_advisors = |doctoral_students = [[Garth A. Gibson]]<br />[[David Ungar]] |notable_students = |thesis_title = Verification of Microprograms<ref>{{MathGenealogy|id=98366}}</ref> |thesis_year = 1976 |known_for = [[RISC]]<br />[[RAID]]<br />[[Network of Workstations]] |author_abbrev_bot = |author_abbrev_zoo = |influences = |influenced = |awards = [[Eckert–Mauchly Award]]<ref>[http://awards.acm.org/eckert_mauchly/ ACM-IEEE Eckert-Mauchly Award]</ref> (2008) <br> [[ACM Distinguished Service Award]] (2007) <br> [[Computer History Museum]] Fellow (2007)<br> [[National Academy of Engineering]] Member <br> [[National Academy of Sciences]] Member <br> [[American Association for the Advancement of Science|AAAS]] Fellow<br> [[Association for Computing Machinery|ACM]] Fellow (1994)<br> [[IEEE]] Fellow <br> [http://awards.acm.org/award_winners/patterson_2316693.cfm Karl Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award] (1991) |religion = |signature = <!--(filename only)--> |footnotes = }} '''David Andrew Patterson''' (born November 16, 1947) is an [[Americans|American]] [[computer science|computer pioneer]] and academic. He has held the position of Professor of [[Computer Science]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] since 1976. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, David A.}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American computer scien