Ken Olsen

Kenneth Harry Olsen
Born(1926-02-20)February 20, 1926
Bridgeport, Connecticut
DiedFebruary 6, 2011(2011-02-06) (aged 84)[1]
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1950; M.S., 1952)
OccupationEngineer
Known forFounding Digital Equipment Corporation with Harlan Anderson
Spouse
Eeva-Liisa Aulikki Olsen
(m. 1950; died 2009)
Children3

Kenneth Harry Olsen (February 20, 1926[2] – February 6, 2011[3]) was an American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957 with colleague Harlan Anderson and his brother Stan Olsen.[4][5]

  1. ^ Krazit, Tom (February 7, 2011). "Ken Olsen, founder of DEC, dead at 84". CNet News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Rifkin, Glenn (February 7, 2011). "Ken Olsen, Founder of DEC, Dies at 84". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Computer Pioneer Ken Olsen Dies at Age 84". ABC News. Associated Press. February 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Digital Equipment Corporation. Nineteen Fifty Seven To The Present" (PDF). Digital Equipment Corporation, 1978. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ National Inventor's Hall of Fame profile Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine