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جان مک‌آفی

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جان مک‌آفی

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Also known as John David McAfee, MAK

برنامه‌نویس و تاجر انگلیسی-آمریکایی (۱۹۴۵–۲۰۲۱)

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John McAfee (1945–2021) was an author and member of a musical group. His written works include *Ropes of the Sun*, *Kentucky Politicians - Sketches of Representative Corncrackers and Other Miscellany*, *Computer Viruses, Worms, Data Diddlers, Killer Programs, and Other Threats to Your System*, *Boating*, and *The fabric of self*. Open Library lists twelve works under his name, while Crossref records five. He also had a presence on Last.fm, where he accumulated 1,166 listeners and 2,009 plays.

McAfee’s social media following consisted of 1,143,302 followers. He is the subject of 716 other encyclopedia articles. Several quotes attributed to him include “A good example is more irritating than a bad one,” “If you own the facts, you may distort them as you like,” and “Disobedience is the vehicle of progress.”

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
12

Top works

  • Ropes of the Sun
  • Kentucky Politicians - Sketches of Representative Corncrackers and Other Miscellany
  • Computer Viruses, Worms, Data Diddlers, Killer Programs, and Other Threats to Your System
  • Boating
  • The fabric of self

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Active to
1999

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,166
Total plays
2,009

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+McAfee">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · John McAfee

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

    · 1996 · cited 204,416x

  2. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

    · 2021 · cited 43,543x

  3. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

    · 2000 · cited 36,882x

  4. Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment

    · 2007 · cited 35,543x

  5. The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

    · 1992 · cited 29,119x

via Crossref · CC0

Quotes

  • A good example is more irritating than a bad one.
  • If you own the facts, you may distort them as you like.
  • Ignorance and confidence are constant companions.
  • Disobedience is the vehicle of progress.
  • History is sympathetic to its authors.
  • If the majority holds some thing of value, you can be certain it has none.

via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA

Key facts

Born
John David McAfee , ( 1945-09-18 ) 18 September 1945, Cinderford , Gloucestershire , England
Died
23 June 2021 (2021-06-23) (aged 75), Sant Esteve Sesrovires , Catalonia , Spain
Cause of death
Suicide by hanging
Citizenship
United Kingdom United States
Education
Roanoke College ( BA )
Occupations
Businessman computer programmer perennial candidate
Known for
Founder of McAfee Corp.
Political party
Libertarian (before 2015, 2016–2021)
Other political affiliations
Cyber (2015–2016)
Criminal charges
Tax evasion
Spouses
Fran ​ ( divorced ) ​ Judy Chambliss ​ ( divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2002 ) ​ Janice Dyson ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2013 ) ​

via Wikipedia infobox

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