Robert Everett

Q: When did Robert Everett die?

Robert Everett died on August 15, 2018.

Q: How old was Robert Everett when they died?

Robert Everett was 97 years old at the time of death.

Q: When was Robert Everett born?

Robert Everett was born on June 26, 1921.

Q: What was Robert Everett's occupation?

Robert Everett was a computer scientist.

Robert Rivers Everett (June 26, 1921 – August 15, 2018) was an American computer scientist. He was an honorary board member of the MITRE Corporation. He was born in Yonkers, New York.

In 1945 he worked with Jay Forrester on the Whirlwind project, one of the first real time electronic computers. In 1958 he was a founding member of the MITRE Corporation, and was its president from 1969 to 1986.

In 1983 he received the Medal for Distinguished Public Service from the Department of Defense and in 1989 he received the National Medal of Technology.

In 2009, he was named the winner of the 2008 Eugene G. Fubini Award for outstanding contributions to the Department of Defense (DoD). In 2009, he was also made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum "for his work on the MIT Whirlwind and SAGE computer systems and a lifetime of directing advanced research and development projects."