Births on November 16

Gene Amdahl

Born on November 16, 1922

Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer (d. 2015)

Gene Myron Amdahl (November 16, 1922 – November 10, 2015) was an American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation. He formulated Amdahl's law, which states a fundamental limitation of parallel computing.

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Events on 1922

11 Jan

Diabetes mellitus
First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
2 Feb

James Joyce
Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
13 Sep

Great Fire of Smyrna
The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.
4 Nov

Tutankhamun
In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
24 Nov

Executions during the Irish Civil War
Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Robert Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver.

Births on November 16

Gene Amdahl

Born on November 16, 1922

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Events on 1922

Diabetes mellitus

James Joyce

Great Fire of Smyrna

Tutankhamun

Executions during the Irish Civil War