Tom Murphy VII | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Thomas Walter Murphy VII September 27, 1979 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Carnegie Mellon University (PhD) |
Website | tom7 |
YouTube information | |
Also known as | Tom7 |
Channel | |
Years active | 2006-present |
Subscribers | 174 thousand[1] |
Total views | 11.1 million[1] |
Last updated: 27 April 2024 |
Thomas Walter Murphy VII[2] (born September 27, 1979),[3] also known as Tom 7[4] or by his YouTube handle of suckerpinch, is a computer scientist and YouTuber who is known for various computer-science and engineering projects, including an artificial intelligence to play NES games,[5] "reverse-emulating" the NES to play SNES games,[6] and a recut of Star Wars: Episode IV in alphabetical order.[7] He also contributes papers to annual satirical computer science conference SIGBOVIK.[4]
In 2006 Murphy started a project of running every mile of every street in the city of Pittsburgh (over 1,500 miles in total). He finished the project in 2022, after 269 runs over 16 years totalling 3,663.1 miles. The end of the project was covered by local radio stations,[8] magazines,[9] and YouTube's official blog.[10]