Gordon Bell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gordon Bell

American computer engineer

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1934

Place of Birth: Kirksville, Missouri, Missouri, United States

Profession: engineer, computer scientist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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Gordon Bell (born August 19, 1934) is an American electrical engineer and manager.
An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) 1960–1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later became Vice President of Engineering 1972-1983, overseeing the development of the VAX.
Bell's later career includes entrepreneur, investor, founding Assistant Director of NSF's Computing and Information Science and Engineering Directorate 1986-1987, and researcher emeritus at Microsoft Research, 1995–2015.