Isaac L. Auerbach
Topic: Biography
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Isaac L. Auerbach | |
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| Born | October 9, 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 1992 (aged 71) Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Drexel University (BS, 1943) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (MS, 1947) |
| Occupation | Computer engineer, Entrepreneur |
| Known for | UNIVAC I, IFIP (Founder), Auerbach Publishers |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | ENIAC (testing), Burroughs Corporation (Magnetic core memory) |
Isaac L. Auerbach (October 9, 1921 – December 24, 1992)[1] was an early advocate and pioneer of computing technologies, holder of 15 patents, founding president of the International Federation for Information Processing (1960–1965),[2][3] a member of the National Academy of Sciences, an executive at the Burroughs Corporation and a developer of first computers at Sperry Univac. [4] [5] International Federation for Information Processing established Isaac L. Auerbach Award in his name.[6]
Auerbach was elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society in 1975 for his pioneering work in computing technologies. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Drexel University in 1943[7] and an M.S. in applied physics from Harvard University[8] in 1947.[9]
References
- ↑ "Auerbach, Isaac L.". Who was who in America : with world notables, v. XI (1993-1996). New Providence, N.J.: Marquis Who's Who. 1996. p. 10. ISBN 0837902258. https://archive.org/details/whowaswhoinameri11marq.
- ↑ "Isaac L Auerbach". IT History Society. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403053341/http://ithistory.org/honor_roll/fame-detail.php?recordID=394. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ "IFIP's Presidents". International Federation for Information Processing. http://www.ifip.org/secretariat/Presidents.htm. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ New York Times:Isaac L. Auerbach Is Dead at 71; Was Early Advocate of Computers;By SETH FAISON;Published: December 26, 1992
- ↑ National Academy of Engineering, Memorial Tributes: Volume 7 (1994);L. AUERBACH;BY JORDAN J. BARUCH
- ↑ IFIP Awards
- ↑ "Drexel’s Cybersecurity Institute Receives $3 Million Naming Gift". https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2016/may/cybersecurity-naming-gift.
- ↑ "ISAAC L. AUERBACH 1921–1992". https://www.nae.edu/188491/ISAAC-L-AUERBACH-19211992.
- ↑ "Computer Pioneers - Auerbach, Isaac L". https://history.computer.org/pioneers/auerbach.html.
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