Ed Roberts

Henry Edward Roberts was an American engineer, entrepreneur and medical doctor who invented the first commercially successful microcomputer in 1974. He is most often known as "the father of the personal computer".

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Who was born first?

• Ed Roberts and Federico Faggin were born the same year
• Ed Roberts and Raymond Tomlinson were born the same year
• Ed Roberts was born 1 year after Clive Sinclair
• Ed Roberts was born 1 year after Jerry Lawson
• Ed Roberts was born 1 year before Patricia Bath

Timeline

1. Clive SinclairJuly 30, 1940 – September 16, 2021
2. Jerry LawsonDecember 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011
3. Ed Roberts (this page)September 13, 1941 – April 1, 2010
4. Federico FagginDecember 1, 1941 – present
5. Raymond TomlinsonApril 23, 1941 – March 5, 2016
6. Patricia BathNovember 4, 1942 – May 30, 2019

Related

• Thomas EdisonFebruary 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931
• Steve JobsFebruary 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011
• Nikola TeslaJuly 10, 1856 – January 7, 1943
• Henry FordJuly 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947
• Elon MuskJune 28, 1971 – present
• Alfred NobelOctober 21, 1833 – December 10, 1896
• Leonhard EulerApril 15, 1707 – September 18, 1783
• Michael FaradaySeptember 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867