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Arnold Spielberg
Arnold Spielberg | |
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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 |
Arnold Meyer Spielberg (February 6, 1917 – August 25, 2020) was an American electrical engineer of Jewish descent.[1]
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]
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ↑ "A close encounter with Steven Spielberg's dad - Hollywood". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ↑ Arnold Spielberg, Father of Steven Spielberg, Dies at 103
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