Robert Everett (computer scientist)
Robert Rivers Everett | |
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| Born | June 26, 1921 IEEE Fellow National Academy of Engineering Member |
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| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | MITRE |
Robert Rivers Everett (June 26, 1921 – August 15, 2018)
In 1945 he worked with
Whirlwind project, one of the first real time electronic computers.[5]
In 1958 he was a founding member of the MITRE Corporation, and was its president from 1969 to 1986.
In 1983 he received the
National Medal of Technology.[6]
In 2009, he was named the winner of the 2008 Eugene G. Fubini Award for outstanding contributions to the Department of Defense (DoD).[7] In 2009, he was also made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum "for his work on the MIT Whirlwind and SAGE computer systems and a lifetime of directing advanced research and development projects."[1]
References
- ^ a b "Robert Everett". Computer History Museum. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ "MITRE Mourns the Passing of Former CEO Robert Everett". 16 August 2018.
- ^ MITRE Biography
- ^ Who's who in Frontiers of Science and Technology (1985)
- ^ MIT Archives
- ^ 1989 Laureates—National Medal of Technology and Innovation
- ^ MITRE Press Release, 28 January 2009
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