Jerrier A. Haddad

Jerry Haddad

Jerrier A. "Jerry"[1] Haddad (July 17, 1922 – March 31, 2017) was an American computer engineer. 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.[2]

Biography

Haddad was born in New York City. He 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 lived in Briarcliff Manor, New York with his wife and five children.[3]

Haddad contributed to development of the IBM 604 programmable electronic calculating punch, and jointly directed the IBM 701 electronic defense calculator program [4] with Nathaniel Rochester. Haddad was the vice president of technical personnel development when he retired from IBM in 1981. Haddad held 18 patents for inventions in the computer and electronics fields.[1]

Honors and Awards:

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "Jerrier A. Haddad: An Appreciation". THINK Blog. ibm.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jerrier A. Haddad". The Journal News, Legacy.com. April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ IBM Archives, "A Notable First: The IBM 701", IBM Archives Exhibits
  5. ↑ National Academy of Engineering (1971). "The National Academy of Engineering: The First Ten Years", National Acedemies'
  6. ↑ NAE Members Directory, "Mr. Jerrier A. Haddad", Member 1968.
  7. ↑ IEEE Computer Society "Computer Pioneer Award", past recipients, 1984.
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