Gordon Bell

Gordon Bell
Born	(1934-08-19)August 19, 1934[1] Kirksville, Missouri, U.S.
Died	May 17, 2024(2024-05-17) (aged 89) Coronado, California, U.S.
Alma mater	MIT (BS 1956, MS 1957)
Known for	Computer architecture
Spouse	Gwen Bell[1]
Awards	National Medal of Technology IEEE John von Neumann Medal NAE Member NAS Member AAAS Fellow IEEE Fellow ACM Fellow CHM Fellow
Scientific career
Institutions	DEC, Microsoft
Website	gordonbell.azurewebsites.net

Chester Gordon Bell (August 19, 1934 – May 17, 2024) was an American electrical engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), from 1960–1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later served as the company's Vice President of Engineering from 1972–1983, overseeing development of the VAX computer systems. Bell's later career included roles as an entrepreneur, investor, founding Assistant Director of NSF's Computing and Information Science and Engineering Directorate from 1986–1987, and researcher emeritus at Microsoft Research from 1995–2015.