Nathaniel Rochester | |
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| Born | January 14, 1919 |
| Died | June 8, 2001 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Computer pioneer |
Nathaniel Rochester (January 14, 1919 – June 8, 2001) was the chief architect of the IBM 701, the first mass produced scientific computer, and of the prototype of its first commercial version, the IBM 702. He wrote the first assembler and participated in the founding of the field of artificial intelligence.