Victor Toma
Romanian engineer and scientist who created the first Romanian computer.
About Victor Toma
Lived 1922 – 2008 (aged 86). Victor Toma was a Romanian engineer.
Victor Toma (April 4, 1922 - November 26, 2008) was a Romanian engineer and scientist, known to be the creator of the first Romanian computer CIFA 1 in 1957 at the IFA - Institute of Atomic Physics. At the same institute he built CIFA 2, CIFA 3 CIFA 4 and CET 500 and at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in 1964 the computer VITOSHA similar with CIFA 3. Since 1968 to his retirement he was head of laboratory in the Institute of computer engineering ITC Bucharest. He was made an honorary member of the Romanian Academy in 1993.
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Who was Victor Toma?
Romanian engineer and scientist who created the first Romanian computer. (1922–2008)
When was Victor Toma born?
Victor Toma was born on 4 April 1922 in Leova.
When did Victor Toma die?
Victor Toma died on 26 November 2008 in Bucharest.
What was Victor Toma's occupation?
Victor Toma was an engineer.
What nationality was Victor Toma?
Victor Toma was Romanian.
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