# Douglas T. Ross

> Douglas Taylor "Doug" Ross was an American computer scientist pioneer, and chairman of SofTech, Inc. He is most famous for originating the term CAD for computer-aided design, and is considered to be the father of Automatically Programmed Tools (APT), a programming language to drive numerical control in manufacturing. His later work focused on a pseudophilosophy he developed and named Plex.

*American computer scientist*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1929-12-21
- **Died:** 2007-01-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- [Douglas T. Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_T._Ross)
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- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Douglas_T._Ross)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5302019)

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