Arnold Spielberg

American electrical engineer

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Lived 1917–2020, aged 103United States
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    1917–2020
    Aged 103
  • Known for
    Citizen Steve
    1987
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Updated 2026-06-20

Arnold Meyer Spielberg was an American electrical engineer. He was instrumental in contributions to "real-time data acquisition and recording that significantly contributed to the definition of modern feedback and control processes". For General Electric, he designed, with his colleague Charles Propster, the GE-225 mainframe computer in 1959. He cited as his greatest contribution the first computer-controlled "point of sale" cash register. His children include filmmaker Steven Spielberg, screenwriter Anne Spielberg, and producer Nancy Spielberg.

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  • Computer Pioneer Award
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