Douglas T. Ross
American computer scientist (1929–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Douglas Taylor "Doug" Ross (21 December 1929 – 31 January 2007) was an American computer scientist pioneer, and chairman of SofTech, Inc.[1] He is most famous for originating the term CAD for computer-aided design, and is considered to be the father of Automatically Programmed Tools (APT), a programming language to drive numerical control in manufacturing. His later work focused on a pseudophilosophy he developed and named Plex.
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Born | (1929-12-21)December 21, 1929 China |
Died | January 31, 2007(2007-01-31) (aged 77) |
Nationality | American |
Education | Oberlin College (B.Sc., 1951) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (M.Sc., 1954) |
Known for | Automatically Programmed Tools (APT) Computer-aided design structured analysis and design technique ALGOL X |
Awards | Joseph Marie Jacquard Memorial Award Distinguished Contributions Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Honorary Engineer of the Year Award, San Fernando Valley Engineer's Council |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) SofTech, Inc. |
Thesis | Computational Techniques for Fourier Transformation (1954) |
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