I just read this
great man 
I am surprised this is the first I have heard of this. He was significant enough that he should have gotten an announcement in the general news, but I didn't see any. I remember that when Seymour Cray died it was announced. In fact, I found the obit and it's nice and detailed. Seymour Cray, Computer Industry Pioneer and Father of the Supercomputer, Dies at 71 - The New York Times