Erich Bloch

Erich Bloch (born January 9, 1925)^[1] is a German-born American 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.

In 1984 Bloch was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He joined the Council on Competitiveness as its first distinguished fellow in 1991.

The National Science Board honored him in 2002 with the Vannevar Bush Award. ^[2]

References

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^ Noxon, Bill (April 24, 2002). Erich Bloch Honored with Vannevar Bush Award for Long-Running Contributions to S&T.

External links

Erich Bloch profile via Washington Advisory Group
Erich Bloch profile via IEEE
Erich Bloch profile via IBM

Preceded by Edward A. Knapp	Director of the National Science Foundation September 1984 - August 1990	Succeeded by Walter E. Massey

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