About Bob Rau
Lived 1951 – 2002 (aged 50–51). Bob Rau was an American engineer and computer scientist.
Bantwal Ramakrishna "Bob" Rau (1951 – December 10, 2002) was a computer engineer and HP Fellow. Rau was a founder and chief architect of Cydrome, where he helped develop the very long instruction word (VLIW) technology, that is now common in modern computer processors. Rau was the recipient of the 2002 Eckert–Mauchly Award. The IEEE Computer Society established the "B. Ramakrishna Rau Award" in his memory. Past recipients include major contributors to the microarchitecture field.
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Who was Bob Rau?
Computer engineer
When was Bob Rau born?
Bob Rau was born in 1951.
When did Bob Rau die?
Bob Rau died on 10 December 2002.
What was Bob Rau's occupation?
Bob Rau was an engineer and computer scientist.
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Bob Rau was American.
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