10 Facts About Bob Miner

Bob Miner was the co-founder of Oracle Corporation and the producer of Oracle's relational database management system.

From 1977 until 1992, Bob Miner led product design and development for the Oracle relational database management system.

Bob Miner was an Oracle board member until October 1993.

Bob Miner was born on December 23,1941 in Cicero, Illinois, to an Assyrian family.

Bob Miner graduated in 1963 with a degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

In 1977, Bob Miner met Larry Ellison at Ampex, where he was Larry's supervisor.

Bob Miner left Ampex soon thereafter to found a company called Software Development Laboratories with Ed Oates and Bruce Scott, with Larry Ellison joining the company several months later.

Bob Miner thought it was wrong for people to work extremely late hours and that they should have the chance to see their families.

Bob Miner was diagnosed in 1993 with pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer typically caused by exposure to asbestos.

Bob Miner died on November 11,1994, at age 52, surrounded by his wife Mary and their three children, Nicola, Justine, and Luke.