September 10, 1999

A Computer Scientist Cranks Up Electronic Efficiency

By ROBIN WILSON

When he was 6 years old, David I. August helped his father build the family's first computer in the basement of their home.

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He's still working on computers, but he's moved up from the cellar to Princeton University.

Mr. August starts his first

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