Erich Bloch
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Erich Bloch (born 1925) is an American (German-born) electrical engineer and administrator. He served as director of National Science Foundation from 1984 to 1990.
Bloch studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich and received his bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Buffalo. Bloch joined IBM in 1952. He was engineering manager of lBM's STRETCH supercomputer system and director of several research sites during his career.
The National Science Board honored him in 2002 with the Vannevar Bush Award. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Noxon, Bill (April 24, 2002). Erich Bloch Honored with Vannevar Bush Award for Long-Running Contributions to S&T.
[edit] External links
- Erich Bloch profile via Washington Advisory Group
- Erich Bloch profile via IEEE
- Erich Bloch profile via IBM
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