Ralph J. Slutz

Ralph J. Slutz
Ralph J. Slutz
BornMay 18, 1917
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
DiedNovember 16, 2005 (aged 88)
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
Known forSEAC, ICOADS
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Computer Science
InstitutionsInstitute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey
National Bureau of Standards (NIST today)
University of Colorado Boulder

Ralph J. Slutz was an American physicist and computer architect known for his work in the Electronic Computer Project at the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) and as a co-inventor of the SEAC. He was also a pioneer of the comprehensive ocean-atmosphere datasets for the International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS) project.