Jerrier A. Jerry Haddad (July 17, 1922 - March 31, 2017) was an American pioneer computer engineer who was co-developer and designer of the IBM 701, IBM's first commercial scientific computer and first mass-produced mainframe computer, and managed the roughly 200 engineers involved. He also co-developed the IBM 604 with Ralph Palmer, and received the Computer Pioneer Award in 1984 along with Nathaniel Rochester.
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What did Jerrier Haddad do at IBM after leading the IBM 701 engineering team?
He rose from 701 engineering manager to IBM vice president and retired in 1981.
Haddad moved from engineering into senior management at IBM. After serving as engineering manager of the IBM 701 from 1951 to 1953, he ran the Endicott engineering laboratory, then led the Special Engineering Products and Advanced Systems Development divisions. He was elected an IBM vice president in 1967 for engineering, programming and technology, a post he held until 1977, and he retired in September 1981 as vice president for technical personnel development.
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Jerrier A. "Jerry" Haddad (July 17, 1922 – March 31, 2017) was an American pioneer computer engineer who was the co-developer and designer of the IBM 701 series which was IBM's first commercial scientific computer and its first mass-produced mainframe computer.
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Jerrier A. "Jerry" Haddad (July 17, 1922 - March 31, 2017) was an American pioneer computer engineer
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It was designed and developed by Jerrier Haddad and Nathaniel Rochester
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