American engineer and author(1927–2018)
| Jerome Svigals | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1927-06-08)June 8, 1927 Bronx, New York |
| Died | November 11, 2018(2018-11-11) (aged 91) San Jose, California |
| Occupation | engineer |
| Employer(s) | US Army, RCA, IBM |
| Spouse | Lias (Lois) Joan Kahn (1930-75) Pauline Elizardo (m. 1977/03/06) |
Jerome Svigals (June 8, 1927 – November 11, 2018) was an American engineer and author instrumental in the development of magnetic stripes on credit cards and in the adoption of smart card technology.
Svigals was a member of the SPREAD task force that proposed what became the IBM System 360.
References
- United States Obituary Notice, San Jose, Jerome Svigals
- IBM History: Magnetic Stripe Technology
- Computer History Museum: Oral History X4067.2007: Jerome Svigals
- J. Svigals, "The Long Life and imminent Death of the Mag-Stripe Card", IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
- IEEE Spectrum, Back story, page 4, June 2012
- Google books: Jerome Svigals
- Computer History Museum: Lecture: J. Svigals, "The history of magnetic striped media technology", 2011/06/29
- History of Information: "Origins of the IBM System/360", 1961/12/28
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