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RISC Computer Design
In this 1984 photograph, Stanford computer scientists, left to right, John Shott, John Hennessy and James D. Meindl brainstorm about the MIPS project, which simplified computing with RISC architecture. Photo: Chuck Painter.

With researchers at Berkeley and IBM, Stanford computer scientist (and now university president) John Hennessy invented a new type of computer design, called Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC), that increased computer performance, reduced cost and revolutionized the computer industry.

Related Information:

Hennessy: Engineering Solutions
(Stanford Report, 10/18/00)

RISC architecture
(a student project for Sophomore College)