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Robert Royce Johnson
1928-00-00 – 2016-00-00
Life & Legacy
Robert Royce "Bob" Johnson (1928–2016) was an American inventor, engineer, computer pioneer, and professor. Besides the Johnson counter, a type of ring counter that was named for him, he developed the method of encoding numbers on checks still in use as of 2018.
Occupation & Career
inventor, electrical engineer
Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison; Yale University; California Institute of Technology
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
California Institute of Technology · University of Wisconsin–Madison · Yale University
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q55590128 — wikidata View source
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