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H. Joseph Gerber
H. Joseph Gerber
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As a junior at Rensselaer, he invented a graphical numerical computer called the Gerber Variable Scale. At the time, it was called the most revolutionary engineering tool since the slide rule.
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Schmitt, president emeritus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, said, "It is my belief that this dynamic individual embodies the very essence of what the award represents; he is a prolific inventor, a successful entrepreneur, and a highly accomplished engineer." On June X, 1995, foe Gerber was awarded Connecticut's first
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The first production unit of the GERBERcutter3 is now in the possession of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The unit was originally sold to General Motors Fisher Body Division in 1970 and for more than twenty-two years was in continuous operation cutting car seat covers and other soft goods for automobile interiors.
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He was a recipient of the Connecticut Patent Law Association s Tenth Annual Eli Whitney Award in 1980, the Holden Medal for his outstanding contribution to the advancement of technology in the apparel industry in 1983, the ORT Science and Technology Award in 198S, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurial Management in 1989, anti the Companion Membership Award of the Textile Institute in 1993.
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