Hewitt Crane

Hewitt D. Crane
Hewitt Crane demonstrates pen-input computing for writing Japanese characters at SRI International
Born1927
DiedJune 17, 2008 (aged 81)
Employer(s)United States Navy
IBM
Institute for Advanced Study
RCA Laboratories
SRI International
Ridge Vineyards
Known forElectronic Recording Machine, Accounting
AwardsIEEE Fellow

Hewitt D. Crane (1927–2008) was an American engineer best known for his pioneering work at SRI International on ERMA (Electronic Recording Machine, Accounting), for Bank of America, magnetic digital logic, neuristor logic, the development of an eye-movement tracking device, and a pen-input device for computers.[1]

  1. ^ Markoff, John (2008-06-21). "Hewitt D. Crane, 81, Early Computer Engineer, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-04-01.