Bram Jan Loopstra
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Bram Jan Loopstra (1925 – 1979)[1] [2] was a Dutch computing pioneer who worked at the Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam [3] and then at Electrologica with Adriaan van Wijngaarden, Carel S. Scholten and Gerrit Blaauw.[4] From 1956 until at least 1963 he was technical director of Electrologica.[5] At his death after a long illness on March 22, 1979, he was adjunct director of the Philips International Institute.[2]
At the Mathematisch Centrum he contributed to the ARRA I and II and ARMAC.
Selected publications
[edit ]- Loopstra, B. J. "Logische synthese van rekencircuits." Stichting Mathematisch Centrum. Zuivere Wiskunde ZW 10/52 (Actualiteiten) (1952): 1-7.
- Loopstra, B. J. "The X—1 Computer." The Computer Journal 2.1 (1959): 39-43.
- Loopstra, B. J. "Input and output in the X-1 system." COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM. Vol. 2. No. 7. 1959.
References
[edit ]- ^ Amsterdam Archive Cards
- ^ a b Obituary in Nieuwe Leidsche Courant, 23 March 1979.
- ^ Unsung Heroes in Dutch Computing History — Carel S. Scholten and Bram Jan Loopstra Archived 2019年02月16日 at the Wayback Machine — Illustrated report of his work at the TU Eindhoven
- ^ Baayen, P. C., and J. Nuis. "In Memoriam A. van Wijngaarden 1916-1987 Archived 2014年10月11日 at the Wayback Machine."
- ^ Nederlands eerste computerindustrie: van Electrologica tot Philips-Electrologica (in Dutch)
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