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Birth
He was born in Jefferson City, Tennessee. -
Graduation from the University of Tennessee
Mark Dean studied engineering and graduated top of his class. -
Start at IBM
Mark Dean started working at IBM and was a very important member in creating the PC. -
Master's degree
Mark Dean went to Florida Atlantic University, he earned his master's degree in electrical engineering. -
Doctorate from Stanford University
Ten years after he earned his master's degree at Florida Atlantic, he earned his doctorate from Stanford. -
named IBM fellow
he was named an IBM fellow, he was the first African American to ever receive this award. -
Black Engineer of the Year President's Award
He was inducted in the the National inventors Hall of Fame -
Development of the color PC monitor
His work at IBM led to the development of the color PC monitor. -
One gigaherz chip
Mark Dean and a team in Texas created the first gigaherz chip. This chip did a billion calculations in one second. -
National Academy of Engineers
He was tapped to be a member of the National Academy of Engineers.
