Joseph Gerber
(1924-1996)
American inventor and businessman
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Heinz Joseph Gerber (April 17, 1924 – August 8, 1996) was an American inventor and businessman. An Austrian-born Jewish Holocaust survivor who immigrated in 1940, he pioneered computer-automated manufacturing systems for an array of industries. Described as the "Thomas Edison" of manufacturing, he was one of the first to recognize and develop the productivity-enhancing potential for computer automation in skill-intensive industrial sectors.
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1924 Vienna, Austria
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1996 (aged 71) Hartford, Connecticut, US
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