Jerrier A. Haddad
Jerrier A. ("Jerry"[1]) Haddad (born July 17, 1922 in New York City) is an American computer engineer. He is a fellow of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Biography
Haddad received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, 1945. He studied in the Advanced Business Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1958.
Haddad contributed to development of the IBM 604 programmable electronic calculating punch, and jointly directed the IBM 701 electronic defense calculator program [2] with Nathanial Rochester. Haddad was the vice president of technical personnel development when he retired from IBM in 1981. Haddad holds 18 patents for inventions in the computer and electronics fields.[1]
Honors and Awards:
- Member, National Academy of Engineering, 1968[3][4]
- Recipient, Order of the Cedars Medal, Lebanese Republic, 1970
- Honorary Doctorate of Sciences, Union College, 1971
- Honorary Doctorate of Sciences, Clarkson College, 1978
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society Pioneer Award, 1984[5]
- Fellow, IEEE[1]
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Lee, John A. N. (1995). International Biographical Dictionary of Computer Pioneers. Taylor & Francis. pp. 355–357. ISBN 9781884964473. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ IBM Archives, "A Notable First: The IBM 701", IBM Archives Exhibits
- ↑ National Academy of Engineering (1971). "The National Academy of Engineering: The First Ten Years", National Acedemies'
- ↑ NAE Members Directory, "Mr. Jerrier A. Haddad", Member 1968.
- ↑ IEEE Computer Society "Computer Pioneer Award", past recipients, 1984.