John Harrison Wharton (21 September 1954 – 14 November 2018) was an American engineer specializing in microprocessors and their applications. Wharton designed the Intel MCS-51, one of the most implemented instruction set architectures of all time.
John Wharton graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1976 and a Master's degree in computer science in 1977, having earlier attended Yale University for two years before transferring to Northwestern.[3] He was hired by Intel at the instigation of Tom Rolander,[4] working there for 5 years before leaving to start his consulting company, Applications Research.[3] He was a founding member of the editorial board of Microprocessor Report.[5] He first spoke at the Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop in 1980, along with Carver Mead, Jim Clark, Dave Patterson and Gary Kildall.[6] He first chaired a session in 1983, and became Chair of the workshop in 1985, a position he continued to hold through 1997. He was Program Chair from 1999 through 2017.[6] From 1989 to 2004, with Dennis Allison, he coordinated Stanford University's EE380 course.[7]
J. H. Wharton was the architect of the instruction set of the Intel MCS-51,[3] commonly known as the 8051. The MCS-51 and its derivatives are Intel's highest volume microprocessor,[8] and among the most implemented instruction set architectures of all time.[2][3]
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john, harrison, wharton, september, 1954, november, 2018, american, engineer, specializing, microprocessors, their, applications, wharton, designed, intel, most, implemented, instruction, architectures, time, john, whartonborn, 1954, september, 1954, diednovem. John Harrison Wharton 21 September 1954 14 November 2018 was an American engineer specializing in microprocessors and their applications Wharton designed the Intel MCS 51 one of the most implemented instruction set architectures of all time John H WhartonBorn 1954 09 21 September 21 1954 1 DiedNovember 14 2018 2018 11 14 aged 64 2 1 Redwood City California USAAlma materNorthwestern UniversityYale UniversityEngineering careerDisciplineinstruction set architecture reverse engineeringEmployer s Intel Applications ResearchSignificant designIntel MCS 51Websitewww wbr johnhwharton wbr comEducation and career editJohn Wharton graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor s degree in electrical engineering in 1976 and a Master s degree in computer science in 1977 having earlier attended Yale University for two years before transferring to Northwestern 3 He was hired by Intel at the instigation of Tom Rolander 4 working there for 5 years before leaving to start his consulting company Applications Research 3 He was a founding member of the editorial board of Microprocessor Report 5 He first spoke at the Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop in 1980 along with Carver Mead Jim Clark Dave Patterson and Gary Kildall 6 He first chaired a session in 1983 and became Chair of the workshop in 1985 a position he continued to hold through 1997 He was Program Chair from 1999 through 2017 6 From 1989 to 2004 with Dennis Allison he coordinated Stanford University s EE380 course 7 J H Wharton was the architect of the instruction set of the Intel MCS 51 3 commonly known as the 8051 The MCS 51 and its derivatives are Intel s highest volume microprocessor 8 and among the most implemented instruction set architectures of all time 2 3 Wharton was the subject of a 1999 New York Times profile 8 and a 2001 article about his trips to Fiji to collect debris from the deorbit of the Mir space station 9 In 1996 he appeared on Late Night with David Letterman 8 10 His friends have created a memorial Web site 11 References edit a b John Wharton San Jose Mercury News December 6 2018 retrieved December 6 2018 a b Orlowski Andrew November 19 2018 Influential Valley gadfly and Intel 8051 architect John Wharton has died The Register archived from the original on November 19 2018 retrieved November 28 2018 a b c d Intel 8051 Microprocessor Oral History Panel PDF Computer History Museum September 16 2008 archived PDF from the original on February 25 2012 retrieved November 17 2018 Legacy of Gary Kildall The CP M IEEE Milestone Dedication Computer History Museum via YouTube April 25 2014 archived from the original on August 1 2014 retrieved November 21 2018 Slater Michael August 25 1997 Looking Back on Ten Years of MPR Personal History of MicroDesign Resources PDF Microprocessor Report archived PDF from the original on October 3 2018 retrieved November 17 2018 a b Programs from the Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop 1975 2018 PDF Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop April 25 2018 archived from the original PDF on August 18 2018 retrieved November 17 2018 Wharton John July 22 1998 The Chip that Wouldn t Die A 20 Year Retrospective Stanford University archived from the original on November 18 2018 retrieved November 17 2018 a b c Hafner Katie June 17 1999 Reinvent the Wheel This Software Engineer Deconstructs It New York Times archived from the original on May 27 2015 retrieved November 17 2018 Markoff John April 24 2001 My Fiji Souvenirs Shells Driftwood Space Debris New York Times archived from the original on December 23 2009 retrieved November 30 2018 Bay Area Man Relives Time He Disrobed On Late Show With David Letterman KPIX TV May 14 2015 archived from the original on May 19 2015 retrieved November 18 2018 John H Wharton archived from the original on January 26 2019 retrieved April 15 2019External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Harrison Wharton amp oldid 1177444103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
