Though born in the UK, Chris moved to the US at age 8 and attended high school in Larchmont, NY. He entered MIT in 1963 in time to work on the early computers, learning how to program and later how to create computer compilers (translating programs using high-level languages to machine language). Chris recounts his early career at MIT and his subsequent work in gaming and supercomputers. His interview ends with a discussion about where artificial intelligence (AI) and it will be more revolutionary than other aspects of the computer revolution.
