RIP Gene Amdahl. One of the few theoreticians who made any sense to me.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/technology/gene-amdahl-pioneer-of-mainframe-computing-dies-at-92.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl%27s_law
For those of you who don't know, I have a Master's degree. I did a ridiculous amount of work for it, wrote quite a fat thesis, and saw Amdahl's law in practice.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/technology/gene-amdahl-pioneer-of-mainframe-computing-dies-at-92.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl%27s_law
For those of you who don't know, I have a Master's degree. I did a ridiculous amount of work for it, wrote quite a fat thesis, and saw Amdahl's law in practice.