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George R. Stibitz

George Robert Stibitz was an American researcher at Bell Labs who is internationally recognized as

1904 – 1995U.S.AContribution: 1937

Introduction

George R. Stibitz (1904-1995) was an American mathematician and electrical engineer. He played a significant role in the early development of digital computing, creating the Complex Number Calculator and contributing to the Bell Labs Model I computer. Stibitz's work was instrumental in shaping the future of computing technology.

Key Achievement

Father of modern digital computing and remote job entry. Coined the term "digital". Discovered the reflected binary code known as Gray code. Excess-3 code is named after him as well (Stibitz code).

Biography

George Robert Stibitz was an American researcher at Bell Labs who is internationally recognized as one of the fathers of the modern digital computer. He was known for his work in the 1930s and 1940s on the realization of Boolean logic digital circuits using electromechanical relays as the switching element.

Awards

Harry H. Goode Memorial Award1965
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award1977
National Inventors Hall of Fame1983

Institutions

National Defense Research Committee

1941–1945

Bell Labs

1930–1941

Geisel School of Medicine

1964–1974

Education

Union College

1927

Cornell University

Doctor of Philosophy

1930

Denison University