Douglas T. Ross
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Douglas T. Ross was a pioneer in mathematics and computing, a “pure mathematician by training, but an engineer at heart.”
Born in Canton, China, Ross received his math degree from Oberlin College in 1951, and his S.M. and Ph.D. from MIT. Many consider him to be the father of APT - Automatically Programmed Tools - the language that drives numerically-controlled manufacturing. He originated the term CAD for computer-aided design. In the 1950s he participated in the MIT Whirlwind (computer) project which was the first to display real-time text and graphics.
In 1969, Ross founded SofTech, Inc., which was an early supplier of Pascal compilers. Ross was President of SofTech until 1975 when he became Chairman of the Board of directors.
Among his many honors are the Joseph Marie Jacquard Award from the Numerical Control Society, in 1975, and the Distinguished Contributions Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 1980.
Ross died January 31, 2007.
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