Robert Everett
Computer Scientist, Organization founder
1921 –
Who is Robert Everett?
Robert Rivers Everett is a computer scientist. He is an honorary board member of the Mitre Corporation. He was born in Yonkers, New York.
In 1945 he worked with Jay Forrester on the Whirlwind project, one of the first real time electronic computers. In 1958 he was a founding member of the Mitre Corporation, and was its president from 1969 to 1986.
In 1983 he received the Medal for Distinguished Public Service from the Department of Defense and in 1989 he received the National Medal of Technology.
In 2009, he was named the winner of the 2008 Eugene G. Fubini Award for outstanding contributions to the Department of Defense.
In 2009, he was also made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum "for his work on the MIT Whirlwind and SAGE computer systems and a lifetime of directing advanced research and development projects."
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- Born
- Jun 26, 1921
United States of America - Also known as
- Robert R. Everett
- Robert Rivers Everett
- Dr. Everett
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Duke University
- Employment
- President, Mitre Corporation
(1969 - 1986)
- President, Mitre Corporation
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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