Inventor's name: An Wang

Date of birth: February 7th, 1920 in Shanghai, China

Date of death: March 24th, 1990

Invention: He invented the Pulse Transfer Controlling Device;

In 1940, Wang received his B.S. from Chiao Tung University in Shanghai, China, and in 1948 he received his Ph D. in applied physics from Harvard University.

He held more than 35 patents relating to computer technology. He founded Wang Laboratories in 1951 to develop specialty electronic devices.

Wang also was a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Boston. He was the president and trustee of Wang Institute of Graduate Studies.

Source: http://www.invent.org/book/book-text/106.html; December 18, 2001