John McAfee

Also known as John David McAfee, MAK

British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)

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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

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Type: Group
Active to: 1999

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,166
Total plays: 2,009

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5 total works indexed

Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 200,204x
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,537x
Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,306x
Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,191x
The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,820x

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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.”

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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 )

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short name: John McAfee
Commons category: John McAfee
date of birth: 1945-09-18
social media followers: 1130575
date of death: 2021-06-23
name in native language: John David McAfee

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Article

John David McAfee (/ˈmækəfiː/, MAK-ə-fee; 18 September 1945 – 23 June 2021) was a British and American computer programmer, businessman, and two-time U.S. presidential candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party nomination for president of the United States in 2016 and in 2020. In 1987, he wrote the first commercial anti-virus software, founding McAfee Associates to sell his creation. He resigned in 1994 and sold his remaining stake in the company. McAfee became the company's most vocal critic in later years, urging consumers to uninstall the company's anti-virus software, which he characterized as bloatware. He disavowed the company's continued use of his name in branding, a practice that has persisted in spite of a short-lived corporate rebrand attempt under Intel ownership.

McAfee's fortunes plummeted in the 2008 financial crisis. After leaving McAfee Associates, he founded the companies Tribal Voice (makers of the PowWow chat program), QuorumEx, and Future Tense Central, among others, and was involved in leadership positions in the companies Everykey, MGT Capital Investments, and Luxcore, among others. His personal and business interests included smartphone apps, cryptocurrency, yoga, light-sport aircraft and recreational drug use. He resided for multiple years in Belize but returned to the United States in 2013 while wanted in Belize for questioning on suspicion of murder.