Perry O. Crawford Jr.
American computer engineer (1917–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perry Orson Crawford, Jr. (August 9, 1917 – December 13, 2006) was an American computer pioneer credited as being the first to fully realize and promote the value of digital, as opposed to analog, computers for real-time applications. This was in 1945 while advising Jay Forrester in developing flight simulators and anti-aircraft fire control devices during World War II, before practical digital computers had been produced.[1] His similar foresight on related issues led to his heading twelve years later the design team for IBM's SABRE project, the ticketing system for American Airlines, the first large-scale commercial application of real-time computer systems, which became the model for on-line transaction processing.[2]
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Born | August 9, 1917 (1917-08-09) Medford, Oregon, U.S. |
Died | December 13, 2006 (2006-12-14) (aged 89) Mequon, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Occupation | Engineer |