Biography:Isaac L. Auerbach

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Short description: American computer scientist (1921–1992)
Isaac L. Auerbach
Born(1921-10-09)October 9, 1921
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 1992(1992-12-24) (aged 71)
Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationDrexel University (BS, 1943)
Alma materHarvard University (MS, 1947)
OccupationComputer engineer, Entrepreneur
Known forUNIVAC I, IFIP (Founder), Auerbach Publishers
Engineering career
ProjectsENIAC (testing), Burroughs Corporation (Magnetic core memory)

Isaac L. Auerbach (October 9, 1921 – December 24, 1992)[1] was an early advocate and pioneer of computing technologies, holder of 15 patents, founding president of the International Federation for Information Processing (1960–1965),[2][3] a member of the National Academy of Sciences, an executive at the Burroughs Corporation and a developer of first computers at Sperry Univac. [4] [5] International Federation for Information Processing established Isaac L. Auerbach Award in his name.[6]

Auerbach was elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society in 1975 for his pioneering work in computing technologies. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Drexel University in 1943[7] and an M.S. in applied physics from Harvard University[8] in 1947.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Auerbach, Isaac L.". Who was who in America : with world notables, v. XI (1993-1996). New Providence, N.J.: Marquis Who's Who. 1996. p. 10. ISBN 0837902258. https://archive.org/details/whowaswhoinameri11marq. 
  2. ↑ "Isaac L Auerbach". IT History Society. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403053341/http://ithistory.org/honor_roll/fame-detail.php?recordID=394. Retrieved April 12, 2012. 
  3. ↑ "IFIP's Presidents". International Federation for Information Processing. http://www.ifip.org/secretariat/Presidents.htm. Retrieved April 12, 2012. 
  4. ↑ New York Times:Isaac L. Auerbach Is Dead at 71; Was Early Advocate of Computers;By SETH FAISON;Published: December 26, 1992
  5. ↑ National Academy of Engineering, Memorial Tributes: Volume 7 (1994);L. AUERBACH;BY JORDAN J. BARUCH
  6. ↑ IFIP Awards
  7. ↑ "Drexel’s Cybersecurity Institute Receives $3 Million Naming Gift". https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2016/may/cybersecurity-naming-gift. 
  8. ↑ "ISAAC L. AUERBACH 1921–1992". https://www.nae.edu/188491/ISAAC-L-AUERBACH-19211992. 
  9. ↑ "Computer Pioneers - Auerbach, Isaac L". https://history.computer.org/pioneers/auerbach.html. 



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