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George Stibitz

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American Bell Labs researcher; one of the fathers of the modern first digital computer (1904-1995)

United StatesScientistsLived 1904 to 1995 · aged 90
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George Robert Stibitz was an American researcher at Bell Labs who is internationally recognized as one of the fathers of the modern digital computer. He was known for his work in the 1930s and 1940s on the realization of Boolean logic digital circuits using electromechanical relays as the switching element.

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Plaque in McNutt Hall at Dartmouth CollegePlaque in McNutt Hall at Dartmouth College

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1983National Inventors Hall of Fame
1977IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
1965Harry H. Goode Memorial Award

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1995 · aged 90
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