Isaac L. Auerbach (October 9, 1921 – December 24, 1992) was an early advocate and pioneer of computing technologies, holder of 15 patents, founding president of the International Federation for Information Processing (1960–1965), a member of the

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, an executive at the Burroughs Corporation and a developer of first computers at Sperry Univac. New York Times:Isaac L. Auerbach Is Dead at 71; Was Early Advocate of Computers;By SETH FAISON;Published: December 26, 1992
/ref> National Academy of Engineering, Memorial Tributes: Volume 7 (1994);L. AUERBACH;BY JORDAN J. BARUCH
/ref> International Federation for Information Processing established Isaac L. Auerbach Award in his name.IFIP Awards
/ref> Auerbach was elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the

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in 1975 for his pioneering work in computing technologies.

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1921 births 1992 deaths American electrical engineers American computer scientists Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering International Federation for Information Processing Place of birth missing Burroughs Corporation people Fellows of the British Computer Society {{US-scientist-stub