Institutions MITRE Fields Electrical engineering Education Duke University | Role Computer scientist Name Robert Everett | |
Born June 26, 1921 (age 102)
Yonkers, New York ( 1921-06-26 ) Alma mater Duke University (B.S., 1942)
MIT (M.S., 1943)) Known for MIT Whirlwind
SAGE computer systems Notable awards IEEE Fellow
National Academy of Engineering Member
National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1989)
Computer History Museum Fellow (2009) Children Michael Everett, Douglas Everett, Dave Everett, Ted Everett, Bruce Everett, Bob Everett Awards National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Eugene G. Fubini Award | ||
Organizations founded Mitre Corporation | ||
Robert Rivers Everett (born June 26, 1921) 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 (DoD). 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."