Mark dean

Mark Dean

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  • Birth

    Birth

    He was born in Jefferson City, Tennessee.
  • Graduation from the University of Tennessee

    Graduation from the University of Tennessee

    Mark Dean studied engineering and graduated top of his class.
  • Start at IBM

    Start at IBM

    Mark Dean started working at IBM and was a very important member in creating the PC.
  • Master's degree

    Master's degree

    Mark Dean went to Florida Atlantic University, he earned his master's degree in electrical engineering.
  • Doctorate from Stanford University

    Doctorate from Stanford University

    Ten years after he earned his master's degree at Florida Atlantic, he earned his doctorate from Stanford.
  • named IBM fellow

    named IBM fellow

    he was named an IBM fellow, he was the first African American to ever receive this award.
  • Black Engineer of the Year President's Award

    Black Engineer of the Year President's Award

    He was inducted in the the National inventors Hall of Fame
  • Development of the color PC monitor

    Development of the color PC monitor

    His work at IBM led to the development of the color PC monitor.
  • One gigaherz chip

    One gigaherz chip

    Mark Dean and a team in Texas created the first gigaherz chip. This chip did a billion calculations in one second.
  • National Academy of Engineers

    National Academy of Engineers

    He was tapped to be a member of the National Academy of Engineers.