Arnold Spielberg
American electrical engineer (1917–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arnold Meyer Spielberg (February 6, 1917 – August 25, 2020) was an American electrical engineer who was instrumental in contributions to "real-time data acquisition and recording that significantly contributed to the definition of modern feedback and control processes".[1] For General Electric[2] he designed, with his colleague Charles Propster, the GE-225 mainframe computer in 1959.[3] He cited as his greatest contribution the first computer-controlled "point of sale" cash register.[4] His children include filmmaker Steven Spielberg, screenwriter Anne Spielberg and producer Nancy Spielberg.
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Born | Arnold Meyer Spielberg (1917-02-06)February 6, 1917 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | August 25, 2020(2020-08-25) (aged 103) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Cincinnati |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Known for | GE-200 series |
Spouses | Leah Posner
(m. 1945; div. 1965)Bernice Colner
(m. 1997; died 2016) |
Children | 4, including Steven and Anne |
Awards | Computer Pioneer Award (2006) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineer |
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