Title :
Computer Architecture and Amdahl's Law
Abstract :
In this thumbnail autobiography, Dr. Amdahl describes his early career, beginning with a serendipitous programming assignment as a graduate student in physics at the University of Wisconsin in 1950 and culminating in the formulation of "Amdahl\´s Law" in 1967.
Keywords :
Biosensors; Computers; Data mining; Indexing; Physics; Registers; Temperature sensors;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits Society Newsletter, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/N-SSC.2007.4785612
