Arnold Spielberg
Arnold Meyer Spielberg (February 6, 1917 – August 25, 2020) was an American electrical engineer of Jewish descent.[1]
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| Born | Arnold Meyer Spielberg February 6, 1917 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 25, 2020 (aged 103) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Known for | GE-200 series |
| Children | 4; including Steven Spielberg |
| Awards | Computer Pioneer Award (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineer |
He was known for his help "to real-time data acquisition and recording that significantly contributed to the definition of modern feedback and control processes".[2] For General Electric[3] he designed, with his colleague Charles Propster, the GE-225 in 1959.[4] He said that his greatest contribution was to be the first computer-controlled "point of sale" cash register.[5]
He was the father of movie director Steven Spielberg.
Spielberg died on August 25, 2020 at his home in Los Angeles, aged 103.[6]
References
- ↑ Birth-records.mooseroots.com
- ↑ Arnold M. Spielberg. computer.org.
- ↑ A Portrait of the GE Computer Department. smecc.org.
- ↑ It’s BASIC: Arnold Spielberg and the Birth of... - GE Reports. gereports.com. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ↑ A close encounter with Steven Spielberg’s dad - Hollywood. Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ↑ Arnold Spielberg, Father of Steven Spielberg, Dies at 103