Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Kenneth M. Ford
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
1955 -
Pensacola
Co-founder and CEO of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IMC), for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence and human-centered computing, and his significant contributions to the United States and Florida's technology and research communities
September 8, 2017
Erected 2017 by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.
Location. 28° 3.433′ N, 82° 24.926′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is on USF Alumni Drive 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located at the Research and Innovation Park on the University of South Florida campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Norma A. Alcantar (here, next to this marker); Phillip Frost (here, next to this marker); Mark E. Dean (here, next to this marker); William Glenn (here, next to this marker); Emery M. Brown (here, next to this marker); Shin-Tyson Wu (here, next to this marker); T. Dwayne McCay and Mary Helen McCay (here, next to this marker); Jean-Francois Rossignol (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
Also see . . .
1. Kenneth M. Ford, Ph.D. (Submitted on May 7, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Honoring the Greatest Florida Inventors. (Submitted on May 7, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.


