# Joseph Gerber

> Heinz Joseph Gerber was an American inventor and businessman. An Austrian-born Jewish Holocaust survivor who immigrated in 1940, he pioneered computer-automated manufacturing systems for an array of industries. Described as the "Thomas Edison of manufacturing", he was one of the first to recognize and develop the productivity-enhancing potential for computer automation in skill-intensive industrial sectors.

*Founder of Gerber Scientific Inc.*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** Austria
- **Born:** 1924-04-17
- **Died:** 1996-08-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Heinz Joseph Gerber was an American inventor and businessman. An Austrian-born Jewish Holocaust survivor who immigrated in 1940, he pioneered computer-automated manufacturing systems for an array of industries. Described as the "Thomas Edison of manufacturing", he was one of the first to recognize and develop the productivity-enhancing potential for computer automation in skill-intensive industrial sectors.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 42.9
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Joseph Gerber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Gerber)
- [جوزيف جربر](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1)
- [جوزف گربر](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%81_%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1)
- [Гербер, Джозеф](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6283405)

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