James Gray

Updated: 12/01/2019 by Computer Hope
James Gray

Name: James (Jim) Nicholas Gray

Born: January 12, 1944, in San Francisco, California USA

Death: January 28, 2007 (Age: 63)

Computer-related contributions

  • American computer scientist best known for his contributions to database and transaction processing research and technical leadership in system implementation.
  • He assisted in the development of Virtual Earth while working for Microsoft.

Significant publications

  • Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques (1993).
  • The Benchmark Handbook: For Database and Transaction Processing Systems (1991).

Honors and awards