Ed Roberts
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Ed Roberts was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known for creating the MITS Altair 8800, a pioneering early personal computer that helped launch the microcomputer revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware designer
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entrepreneur ⓘ person ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-09-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-04-01 ⓘ |
| designed | Altair 8800 personal computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedProduct | Altair 8800 kit computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Mercer University School of Medicine
NERFINISHED
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Oklahoma State University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early personal computer era ⓘ |
| familyName | Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer engineering
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electronics ⓘ microcomputers ⓘ |
| founded | Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Edward Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Edward
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Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
David Roberts
NERFINISHED
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Edward Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanie Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Gwen Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bill Gates
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Paul Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ early personal computer industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the MITS Altair 8800 microcomputer
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helping launch the microcomputer revolution ⓘ |
| laterOccupation |
family practice doctor
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physician ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | sparked creation of Microsoft BASIC for the Altair 8800 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | featured on the January 1975 cover of Popular Electronics with the Altair 8800 ⓘ |
| notableWork | MITS Altair 8800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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computer designer ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Miami, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Macon, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of MITS ⓘ |
| residence | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedProcessorInAltair8800 | Intel 8080 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAsPhysicianIn | Cochran, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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