Seymour Roger Cray (September 28, 1925 [1] – October 5, 1996) [2] was an American electrical engineer and supercomputer architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world for decades, and founded Cray Research, which built many of these machines.

Seymour Cray, American electronics engineer and computer designer who was the preeminent designer of the large high-speed computers known as supercomputers, which were largely realized through his innovative design of uniprocessor computers, which allowed simultaneous (parallel) processing.

HPE shared the vision that began with Seymour Cray. In 2019, HPE acquired Cray and with it opened a new chapter in a vibrant, ongoing supercomputing journey. The Cray-1 was the world’s fastest supercomputer from 1976 to 1982. It measured 8½ feet wide by 6½ feet high and contained 60 miles of wires.

Seymour Roger Cray (28 September 1925 – 5 October 1996) was a U.S. electrical engineer and supercomputer architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world for decades, and founded the company Cray Research which would build many of these machines.

2019年2月6日 · The notion of a supercomputer first arose in the 1960s when an electrical engineer named Seymour Cray, embarked on creating the world’s fastest computer. Cray, considered the “father of supercomputing,” had left his post at business computing giant Sperry-Rand to join the newly formed Control Data Corporation so that he can focus on ...

In 1972, Cray founded Cray Research, Inc. to design and build the world's highest performance general-purpose supercomputers. His CRAY-1 computer established a new standard in supercomputing upon its introduction in 1976, and his CRAY-2 computer system, introduced in 1985, moved supercomputing forward yet again.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Seymour Cray unveiled the CRAY-1 in 1976, which was considered the first supercomputer in history.

2025年1月23日 · This book describes the development and use of supercomputers in the period 1960–1996, a time that can be called the Seymour Cray Era. For more than three decades, Cray’s computer designs were seen as the yardstick against which all other efforts were measured.

In the 1950s, Seymour Cray (1925-1996) worked for Sperry Rand, playing a key role in the invention and design of an early supercomputer, the UNIVAC 1103. The UNIVAC was a landmark first-generation computer because of its high processing speed, and it eventually became the first computer available for commercial use.

Seymour Cray, a pioneer in supercomputing, revolutionized the field with his innovative designs, including the Cray-1, known for its speed and efficiency.