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“If transportation technology was moving along as fast as microprocessor technology, then the day after tomorrow I would be able to get in a taxi cab and be in Tokyo in 30 seconds.”

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Danny Hillis is a renowned inventor born on September 25, 1956. He has made significant contributions to computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics. Hillis is known for his innovations in parallel computing and the design of large-scale parallel systems. more

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