Herman Goldstine
Herman Goldstine | |
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Capt. Herman H. Goldstine | |
| Born | Herman Heine Goldstine September 13, 1913 |
| Died | June 16, 2004 (aged 90) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Known for | Work on the ENIAC |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Michigan Ballistic Research Laboratory Institute for Advanced Study IBM American Philosophical Society |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Herman Heine Goldstine (September 13, 1913 – June 16, 2004) was a mathematician and computer scientist, who worked as the director of the IAS machine at the Institute for Advanced Study and helped to develop ENIAC, the first of the modern electronic digital computers. He subsequently worked for many years at IBM as an IBM Fellow, the company's most prestigious technical position.