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Line 5: + − Early Years (notes for later expansion)+ − Born in 1956, graduated with an undergraduate math degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology ([[MIT]]) in 1978, then an MIT SM degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) then specializing in robotics. Hillis completed his PhD in EECS from MIT in 1988, under Gerald Jay Sussman. − − At MIT he was already well known for his accomplishments as a computer science student. He built a computer that played tic-tac-toe made of tinkertoys and went on to design computer-oriented toys and games for the [[Milton Bradley Company]]. He also co-founded Terrapin Inc., a producer of computer software for elementary schools. Later, he became vice-president of Walt Disney Imagineering, the research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company. − − For his doctoral work, Hillis designed the Connection Machine, a massively parallel computer built as a platform for [[artificial intelligence]] and simulation of complex physical systems. This is written up in Kevin Kelly's book "Out of Control." − − The specific chapter is linked here: − <ref>http://www.kk.org/outofcontrol/ch15-d.html</ref> − {{DEFAULTSORT:Hillis, Daniel W.}}+ − − [[category:Engineering]]
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