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George Stibitz

Also Known As George Robert Stibitz · G. R. Stibitz
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George Robert Stibitz (April 30, 1904 - January 31, 1995) was an American researcher at Bell Labs internationally recognized as one of the fathers of the modern digital computer. He was known for his work in the 1930s and 1940s on the realization of Boolean logic digital circuits using electromechanical relays as the switching element.

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Birth Year
1904 1
Birth Date
1904-04-30 2
Death Year
1995 1
Death Date
1995-01-31 2
Nationality
American 2
Award
National Inventors Hall of Fame 1
Award
Harry H. Goode Memorial Award 1
Award
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award 1
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1. Wikidata: George Stibitz
  • Wikidata Q92839, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q92839 P569 (date of birth)
2. Wikipedia: George Stibitz
  • Lead sentence, birth date
    George Robert Stibitz (April 30, 1904 - January 31, 1995) was an American researcher at Bell Labs who is internationally recognized as one of the fathers of the modern digital computer.
  • Lead sentence, death date
    George Robert Stibitz (April 30, 1904 - January 31, 1995) was an American researcher at Bell Labs who is internationally recognized as one of the fathers of the modern digital computer.
  • Lead sentence, nationality
    George Robert Stibitz (April 30, 1904 - January 31, 1995) was an American researcher at Bell Labs who is internationally recognized as one of the fathers of the modern digital computer.
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead paragraph
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