Tom Murphy VII explained

Tom Murphy VII
Birth Name:Thomas Walter Murphy VII
Birth Date:27 September 1979
Nationality:American
Education:Carnegie Mellon University (PhD)
Pseudonym:Tom7
Channel Name:suckerpinch
Years Active:Since 2006
Subscribers:174,000
Views:11.1million
Stats Update:27 April 2024

Thomas Walter Murphy VII[1] (born September 27, 1979),[2] also known as Tom 7[3] 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,[4] "reverse-emulating" the NES to play SNES games,[5] and a recut of Star Wars: Episode IV in alphabetical order.[6] He also contributes papers to annual satirical computer science conference SIGBOVIK.

Pac Tom project

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,[7] magazines,[8] and YouTube's official blog.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Why Tom is 'Tom 7'. 2021-01-25. tom7.org.
  2. Web site: Tom 7!. 2021-01-25. members.spacebar.org.
  3. Web site: Murphy . Tom . Tom Murphy 7's Invincible Web Page . tom7.org . December 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201130060455/http://tom7.org/ . November 30, 2020 . live.
  4. Steadman . Ian . This AI 'solves' Super Mario Bros. and other classic NES games . Wired . Condé Nast . December 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091520/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/super-mario-solved . November 8, 2020 . April 12, 2013 . live.
  5. Web site: Limer . Eric . How It Looks When You Play SNES Games on the Original NES . Popular Mechanics . Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. . December 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200928042054/https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a20977348/how-it-looks-when-you-play-snes-games-on-the-original-nes/ . September 28, 2020 . May 31, 2018 . live.
  6. Edidin . Rachel . We Finally Know Who's Talked About the Most in Star Wars . Wired . Condé Nast . December 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031448/http://www.wired.com/2014/06/star-wars-word-count/ . November 12, 2020 . June 5, 2014 . live.
  7. Web site: Blackley . Katie . Meet Tom Seven, who ran every single street in the city of Pittsburgh . 90.5 WESA . 29 March 2023 . WESA . 10 May 2024.
  8. Valleta . Maya . How 'Pac Tom' Completed His 16-year-Long Goal of Running Through Every Street in Pittsburgh . Pittsburgh Magazine . May 10, 2024 . April 14, 2024.
  9. Web site: How Pac Tom spent 16 years running through every street in Pittsburgh . YouTube Official Blog . YouTube . 10 May 2024.

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