Werner Buchholz (24 October 1922 - 11 July 2019) was a German-American computer scientist who worked for IBM in New York and, in June 1956, coined the term byte for a unit of digital information. He was recognized as a computer pioneer by the IEEE in 1990.
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Werner Buchholz (24 October 1922 - 11 July 2019) was a German-American computer scientist.
Werner Buchholz (Wikidata)
Wikidata alias: W. Buchholz
W. Buchholz
Wikidata P166: Computer Pioneer Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer Pioneer Award.
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