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Samuel Fedida

1918 – 2007

English inventor and businessman

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Lived 1918 – 2007 (aged 88–89). Samuel Fedida was a British computer scientist and inventor.

Viewdata Graphics used in the experimental phone directory of Post Office Telecommunications in 1977.The image is a graphical representation of the Post Office/British Telecom Research laboratories (Adastral Park) in Suffolk, England.

Samuel Fedida, OBE (4 May 1918 – 10 August 2007) was an Egyptian-born British telecommunication engineer responsible at Post Office Telecommunications for the development of Viewdata.

Fedida was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He had the idea for Viewdata in 1968 after reading a publication with the title The Computer as Communications Device. The first prototype became operational in 1974. In 1977 the system was introduced in the United Kingdom. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1980 Birthday Honours.

The book Viewdata Revolution authored by Fedida and Rex Malik, ISBN 0852272146, was published in 1979.

He died in 2007 in Hemel Hempstead.

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
2007
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Samuel Fedida?

English inventor and businessman

When was Samuel Fedida born?

Samuel Fedida was born on 4 May 1918 in Alexandria.

When did Samuel Fedida die?

Samuel Fedida died in 2007.

What was Samuel Fedida's occupation?

Samuel Fedida was a computer scientist and inventor.

What nationality was Samuel Fedida?

Samuel Fedida was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Samuel Fedida

· Wikidata: Q1652113

· DBpedia: Samuel Fedida

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