Name: Henry Edward Roberts
Born: September 13, 1941, Miami, Florida, USA
Death: April 1, 2010 (Age: 68)
Computer-related contributions
- Coined the term personal computer.
- Considered one of the fathers of the personal computer for introducing the Altair 8800 on December 19, 1974.
- Founded MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) in 1970.
- Altair BASIC, Microsoft’s first product is sold to MITS.
Related computer pioneers
- Bill Gates
- Paul Allen
