Jerrier A. Haddad | |
|---|---|
 Jerry Haddad | |
| Born | July 17, 1922 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 2017 (aged 94) Tupper Lake, U.S. |
| Occupation | Computer engineer |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Spouse | Margaret Van Hamlin Haddad |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents | Abd al-Masih Haddad Rashida Helen Shaker |
| Relatives | Nadra Haddad (uncle) |
Jerrier A. "Jerry"[1] Haddad (July 17, 1922 – March 31, 2017) was an American pioneer computer engineer who was the co-developer and designer of the IBM 701 series which was IBM's first commercial scientific computer and its first mass-produced mainframe computer.[2][3]
The IBM 701 started the line of IBM 700/7000 series which were responsible for bringing electronic computing to the world and for IBM's dominance in the mainframe computer market during the 1960s and 1970s that continues today.[4] The lower-cost general-purpose version of the IBM 701 was the famous IBM 650, which became the first mass-produced computer in the world.[5]
Haddad was responsible for engineering and both system and circuit-level design, and managed the approximately 200 engineers involved. In 1984, along with Nathaniel Rochester, he received the Computer Pioneer Award.
Haddad was also the co-developer of the IBM 604, the world's first mass-produced programmable electronic calculator, along with Ralph Palmer.
He was a fellow of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was a member of the National Academy of Engineering.[6]
- ^ Lee, John A. N. (1995). International Biographical Dictionary of Computer Pioneers. Taylor & Francis. pp. 355–357. ISBN 9781884964473. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ "The IBM 700 Series: Computing Comes to Business". IBM. March 7, 2012.
- ^ "In Memorian. Jerrier Haddad: An Appreciation". IBM. April 5, 2017.
- ^ "The IBM 700 Series: Computing Comes to Business". IBM.com. March 7, 2012.
- ^ Pichler, Franz (January 25, 2018). Computer Aided Systems Theory. Springer. p. 60. ISBN 9783319747187.
- ^ "Jerrier A. Haddad: An Appreciation". THINK Blog. ibm.com. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.