My Computer Science Superhero

Mark Dean

Birth: March 2, 1957
Death: Still Living

Major Academic Achievement: IBM fellow reward

Contributions to Computer Science: Developed the ISA systems bus (Industry Standard Architechture). This allowed a dircetion connection between computers and printers. He also aided in the invention of the colorized computer screen and gigahertz processor chip.

Sources: NIHF Inductee Mark Dean Invented Peripheral Devices in COmputer. Accessed 9 Jan. 2023 https://www.invent.org/inductees/mark.dean

Rochester, Literacy. "Dr. Dean's Contributions to Computers." Literacy Rochester, 18 Feb. 2020, https://literacyrochester.org/dr-deans-contributions-to-computers/