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Birth
Born in York, Pennsylvania.
He spent his childhood in Dayton, Ohio.
His dad worked as a professor in theology.
His mom was a math teacher even before marrige.
In Ohio, his dad worked in a local college.
He had 2 sisters- Mildred and Eleanor
He had 1 brother- Earle. -
Nearly Setting House on Fire!
When he was 8, he nearly set his house of fire by overloading the circuits with an electric motor given to him by his father. -
Bachelor's Degree
George Stibitz got enrolled in Dennison University and got his bachelor's dergree. -
M.S. Degree
Went to Union University in Schenectady, New York and got his M.S. Degree. -
Ph.D. Degree
Went to Cornell University to start doctoral program and got Ph.D. degree in mathmatical physics. -
First Job
George Stibitz graduated from Cornell University and got his first job at Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City. -
Marrige
George Stibitz gets married to Dorothea Lamson and has 2 kids named Mary and Martha. -
Running First Invention
George Stibitz invented the first electric calculator. He named it the Complex Number Calculator. -
War Work
Stibitz worked in the National Defense Commitee dealing with computation. -
Ending in the War and starting a New Job!
Stibitz ended working and satrted working as a private consultant in Burlington, Vermont. -
Private Consultant Ends!
George Stibitz quits working as a private consultant and doesn't work for 10 years. -
Dartmouth Faculty
Starts working on applied computer systems development to a variety of topics in biomedicine. -
Harry Goode Award
Stibitz received the Harry Goode Award for lifetime achievement in engineering from AFIPS. -
Full Professer
In 1966, Stibitz became a Full Professor. -
Professer Emeritus
In 1970 he became a Professer Emeritus. -
Piore Award of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Stibitz earned Piore Award of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. -
Society Medal
In 1982, Stibitz earned the Babbage Society Medal. -
Hall of Fame
In 1983, Stibitz got in the Dartmouth College and was named to the Inventors Hall of Fame. -
Death
George Robert Stibitz died in his home in Hanover, New Hampshire on January 31, 1995 at the age 90.
