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Gordon Bell

American computer engineer

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born
1934
died
2024
age at death
89
known for
computer scientist, university teacher, electrical engineer

1934 – 2024

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Chester Gordon Bell was an American electrical engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), from 1960 to 1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later served as the company's Vice President of Engineering from 1972 to 1983, overseeing development of the VAX computer systems.

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