Robert Everett (computer scientist)

For other people of the same name, see Robert Everett.

Robert R. Everett (born ca. 1920) is a computer scientist. He is an honorary board member of the Mitre Corporation.^[1]

In 1945 he worked with Jay Forrester on the Whirlwind project, one of the first real time electronic computers.^[2] 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.^[3]

In 2009, he was named the winner of the 2008 Eugene G. Fubini Award for outstanding contributions to the Department of Defense (DoD).^[4]

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Business positions
Preceded by John L. McLucas	President of MITRE 1969 – 1986	Succeeded by Charles A. Zraket
Government offices
Preceded by	Chairman of the Defense Science Board 1988 – 1989	Succeeded by John S. Foster, Jr.

Chairmen of the Defense Science Board

Howard Percy Robertson · Clifford C. Furnas · Robert Sproull · Solomon J. Buchsbaum · Norman R. Augustine · Robert Everett · John S. Foster, Jr. · Paul G. Kaminski · Craig I. Fields · William Schneider, Jr. · Paul G. Kaminski

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Name	Everett, Dr. Robert R.
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Date of birth	1920
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Dr. Everett has six children: Bob Everett, Bruce Everett, Douglas Everett, Ted Everett, Michael Everett and Dave Everett