About Isaac L. Auerbach
Lived 1921 – 1992 (aged 71). Isaac L. Auerbach was an American computer scientist and engineer.
Isaac L. Auerbach (October 9, 1921 – December 24, 1992) was an early advocate and pioneer of computing technologies, holder of 15 patents, founding president of the International Federation for Information Processing (1960–1965), a member of the National Academy of Sciences, an executive at the Burroughs Corporation and a developer of first computers at Sperry Univac.
International Federation for Information Processing established Isaac L. Auerbach Award in his name.
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 and an M.S. in applied physics from Harvard University in 1947.
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Who was Isaac L. Auerbach?
American computer scientist (1921-1992)
When was Isaac L. Auerbach born?
Isaac L. Auerbach was born on 9 October 1921 in Philadelphia.
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Isaac L. Auerbach died on 24 December 1992.
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Isaac L. Auerbach was a computer scientist and engineer.
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Isaac L. Auerbach was American.
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