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Kenneth Harry Olsen (February 20, 1926 – February 6, 2011) was an American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957 with colleague Harlan Anderson and his brother Stan Olsen.
Digital Equipment Corporation ( DEC / dɛk / ), using the trademark Digital, was a major American company in the computer industry from the 1960s to the 1990s. The company was co-founded by Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson in 1957.
Feb 8, 2011 · Ken Olsen, who helped reshape the computer industry as a founder of the Digital Equipment Corporation, at one time the world’s second-largest computer company, died on Sunday. He...
Jun 14, 2024 · Ken Olsen was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1926. He received a BS (1950) and MS (1952) from MIT in electrical engineering. Olsen began working at MIT's digital computer laboratory after graduation and mastered high-speed transistor circuit design from the tx-2 computer project there.
Feb 17, 2011 · Since Digital Equipment Corp. founder (and MIT alumnus) Ken Olsen died earlier this month at 84, much has been written about him and the computer company he cofounded.
Feb 9, 2011 · Olsen was a practical, hard-working and inspirational leader who changed the course of computing history by introducing the minicomputer, an entirely new class of computer that stressed small size, interactivity and low cost.
Feb 8, 2011 · Olsen stepped aside as CEO in 1992 and Digital was swallowed up by PC giant Compaq Computer Corp. in 1998 for $9.15 billion. Schutzman recalled Olsen as an entrepreneur with a heart of gold.
