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Neil Siegel

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American computer scientist (born 1954)

United StatesAcademicsBorn 1954 · age 72
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S. Army's first unmanned air vehicle system, and the US Army forward-area air defense system. Several of his inventions also found their way into consumer products, such as hand-held devices whose map displays automatically orient themselves to align with the real-world's cardinal points.

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Robyn Friend, Jack Black, and Neil Siegel at a Trinity Hospice Foundation fund-raising event in 2019Robyn Friend, Jack Black, and Neil Siegel at a Trinity Hospice Foundation fund-raising event in 2019

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2011IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
IEEE Fellow

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Neil Gilbert Siegel is an American computer scientist and computer engineer, known for his development of many key systems for the United States military, including the Blue-Force Tracking system, the U.S. Army's first unmanned air vehicle system, and the US Army forward-area air defense system. Several of his inventions also found their way into consumer products, such as hand-held devices whose map displays automatically orient themselves to align with the real-world's cardinal points. He also participated in the development of techniques that are now widely-used in healthcare.

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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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living
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Born 1954 · age 72
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