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Ben Segal (computer Scientist)
Ben Maurice Segal (born 19 May 1937 in Tel Aviv) is a British-Swiss computer scientist. He is known for his role as an Internet promoter. Biography He attended William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester, and then Imperial College London, Imperial College, London, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in physics and mathematics in 1958. Segal worked from 1958 to 1962 for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, UK Atomic Energy Authority, Industrial Division, in Risley, on fast breeder reactor development. He then moved to Detroit, Michigan, USA, to work on the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station, Enrico Fermi fast breeder project from 1962 to 1965, and then to Stanford University in California for a PhD in mechanical and nuclear engineering (1966–1971). His thesis was on “''Shock wave structure using nonlinear model Boltzmann equations''” under the supervision of Joel H. Ferziger. In July 1971 he returned to Europe and worked as a systems programmer and later as a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Segal - 2014
Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin (name), Benjamin, Benedict (given name), Benedict, Bennett (name), Bennett or Benson (given name), Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (Hebrew), Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, אברהם בן אברהם). Bar (Aramaic)#Aramaic, Bar-, "son of" in Aramaic language, Aramaic, is also seen, e.g. Simon bar Kokhba ( he, שמעון בר כוכבא). Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin'' (بن), ''Ibn''/''ebn'' (ابن). People with the given name * Ben Adams (born 1981), member of the British boy band A1 * Ben Affleck (born 1972), American Academy Award-winning actor and screenwriter * Ben Ashkenazy (born 1968/69), American billionaire real estate developer * Ben Askren (born 1984), American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist * Ben Banogu (born 1996), American football player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
