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Joseph Gerber

Founder of Gerber Scientific Inc. · Austria · On the map · Founders · Lived 1924 to 1996 · aged 72

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.

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Awards

National Medal of Technology and Innovation1994

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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.

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Country
Austria
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1996 · aged 72