Paul M. Horn (born August 16, 1946) is an American

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and solid state physicist who has made contributions to

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, pioneered the use of copper and self-assembly in chip manufacturing, and he helped manage the development of deep computing, an important tool that provides business decision makers with the ability to analyze and develop solutions to very complex and difficult problems. Horn was elected a member of the

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in 2007 for leadership in the development of information technology products, ranging from microelectronics to supercomputing.

Early life and education

Horn was born on August 16, 1946, and graduated from

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in 1968 with a

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degree. He obtained his PhD from the

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in physics in 1973.

Career

Horn has, at various times, been Senior Vice President of the IBM Corporation and executive director of Research. While at IBM, he initiated the project to develop Watson, the computer that competed successfully in the quiz show ''

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''. He is currently a

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(

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) Distinguished Scientist in Residence and NYU Stern Executive in Residence. He is also a professor at

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. In 2009, he was appointed as the Senior Vice Provost for Research at NYU.

Awards

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(IRI)

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in honor of his contributions to technology leadership, 2005 * American Physical Society, George E. Pake Prize, 2002 * Hutchison Medal from the University of Rochester, 2002 * Distinguished Leadership award from the New York Hall of Science, 2000 * Bertram Eugene Warren Award from the American Crystallographic Association, 1988

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1946 births Living people Clarkson University alumni New York University faculty American computer scientists Computer hardware researchers Computer systems researchers IBM employees Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Polytechnic Institute of New York University faculty Fellows of the American Physical Society {{compu-scientist-stub