Danny Hillis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Danny Hillis

computer scientist

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1956

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Profession: writer, engineer, computer scientist, entrepreneur, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

William Daniel "Danny" Hillis (born September 25, 1956) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and scientist, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence.
He founded Thinking Machines Corporation, a parallel supercomputer manufacturer, and subsequently was a fellow at Walt Disney Imagineering.
More recently, Hillis co-founded Applied Minds and Applied Invention, an interdisciplinary group of engineers, scientists, and artists.
He is a visiting professor at the MIT Media Lab.