Birth Name: Ed Roberts
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Place Of Birth: Florida
Date Of Birth: September 13, 1941
Date Of Death: April 1, 2010
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Ed Roberts was born on the 13th of September, 1941. He was best known for being a Entrepreneur. The father of the personal computer. He created the Altair 8800, the first widely successful PC.
Ed Roberts was born in Florida. He founded Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) to sell electronics kits to hobbyists. He nearly went bankrupt with his first popular product: a calculator. He built the Altair 8800 on the newly invented Intel 8080 microprocessor. It made the cover of Popular Electronics and orders from hobbyists flooded in.
Ed Roberts was a Virgo and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Ed Roberts was born in 1940s. The early 1940s were dominated by World War II. Following the end of the war, it was the start of the Baby Boomer years and technology advancements such as the jet engine, nuclear fusion, radar, rocket technology and others later became the starting points for Space Exploration and Improved Air Travel. The 40s also brought us the Slinky, Velcro, Jeep, Tupperware and Frisbee. Discover what happened on this day.
Ed Roberts is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Ed Roberts was born in the Year of the Serpent.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Ed Roberts |
| NICKNAME: | Ed |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Virgo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Ed Roberts was a Virgo. People of this zodiac sign like animals, healthy food, nature, cleanliness, and dislike rudeness and asking for help. The strengths of this sign are being loyal, analytical, kind, hardworking, practical, while weaknesses can be shyness, overly critical of self and others, all work and no play. The greatest overall compatibility with Virgo is Pisces and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Ed Roberts was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are often seen as humorous and gifted in literature and art. However, the snake can be overly suspicious, which makes them a bit paranoid.
Ruling Planet: Ed Roberts had a ruling planet of Mercury and has a ruling planet of Mercury and by astrological associations Wednesday is ruled by Mercury. In Astrology, Mercury is the planet that rules our mindset. People who are born with Mercury as the ruling planet have communication skills, intellect and cleverness.
Ed Roberts’s birth sign is Virgo and he had a ruling planet of Mercury.
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