William F. Schreiber Scientist

William F. Schreiber (1925–2009) was an electrical engineer and professor emeritus of MIT. Schreiber had served on the advisory committee of Federal Communications Commission. In March 1969, he founded the imaging systems supplier ECRM (Electronic Character Recognition Machinery). The company was responsible for the design of computer-based color printing system and an optical character recognition machine.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1925
Birth place
United States
Date of deathJanuary 01, 2009
Residence
Cambridge Massachusetts
Education
Columbia University
Harvard University
Known for
Color printing
Optical character recognition

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Scientist

Field of study
Electrical engineering

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William F. Schreiber on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://eecs-newsletter.mit.edu/articles/2009-fall/remembering-william-f-schreiber-1925-2009
  2. http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/10/13/william_f_schreiber_84_mit_professor_founded_ecrm_inc
  3. http://www.ieeeghn.com/wiki/index.php/Oral-History:William_F._Schreiber
  4. http://www.piworld.com/article/ecrm-founder-dr-william-f-schreiber-passes-away-pi-news/2
  5. http://www.wfschreiber.org