Arnold Reitsakas
Arnold Reitsakas (born May 23, 1933 in Stavropol , † February 15, 2000 in Tallinn ) was an Estonian computer pioneer and computer scientist.
Reitsakas went to school in Tallinn and studied at the Leningrad Institute of Cybernetics at the Leningrad State University, graduating as an electrical engineer in 1957. From 1961 to 1995 he was at the Institute for Cybernetics of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in Tallinn, which he founded and directed. He built the first digital computer in Estonia in 1961 at the radio factory in Tallinn for the Institute of Cybernetics. In addition, at the Institute for Cybernetics, he was responsible for setting up the computers supplied from the Soviet Union (especially the Minsk series such as MINSK 32 and 22 of the 2nd generation), for which he developed upwardly compatible software in the 1960s. He integrated external magnetic disk and magnetic tape storage into these computer systems and implemented virtual storage via software. He also introduced computer workstations. This was followed in the 1970s and 1980s by 3rd generation Soviet computers (M 4030, ES-1022, ES-1052, ES-1066 and the multi-processor ELBRUS-1).
In 1996 he received the Computer Pioneer Award .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reitsakas, Arnold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian computer scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stavropol |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 2000 |
| Place of death | Tallinn |