Robert Rivers Everett (June 26, 1921 – August 15, 2018) was an American computer scientist. He was an honorary board member of the MITRE Corporation.MITRE Biography He was born in Yonkers, New York. Who's who in Frontiers of Science and Technology (1985)
In 1945 he worked with Jay Forrester on the Whirlwind project, one of the first real time electronic computers.MIT Archives 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.1989 Laureates—National Medal of Technology and Innovation
In 2009, he was named the winner of the 2008 Eugene G. Fubini Award for outstanding contributions to the Department of Defense (DoD).MITRE Press Release, 28 January 2009 In 2009, he was also made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum "for his work on the MIT Whirlwind and SAGE computer systems and a lifetime of directing advanced research and development projects."
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