Ed Roberts
- January 5, 2024
- Entrepreneur
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Ed Roberts |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 13, 1941(1941-09-13) |
| Age | 83 |
| Date Of Death | March 14, 1995, Berkeley, CA |
| Birthplace | Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Florida |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Ed Roberts Biography
| Name | Ed Roberts |
| Birthday | Sep 13 |
| Birth Year | 1941 |
| Place Of Birth | Florida |
| Home Town | Florida |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Spouse | Catherine Dugan |
| Children(s) | 1 |
Ed Roberts is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on September 13, 1941 in Florida, Florida, United States. The father of the personal computer. He created the Altair 8800, the first widely successful PC.
His product inspired Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop the BASIC software for it, their company Microsoft’s first product.
He was married three times and had six children.
Ed Roberts Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Entrepreneur |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ed Roberts is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ed Roberts 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Ed Roberts Dating?
According to our records, Ed Roberts married to Catherine Dugan. As of December 1, 2023, Ed Roberts’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Ed Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ed Roberts celebrates birthday on September 13 of every year.
How did Ed Roberts become disabled?
He was a pioneering leader of the disability rights movement. Roberts contracted polio at the age of fourteen in 1953 , spending eighteen months in hospitals and returning home paralyzed from the neck down.
What is Ed Roberts known for?
Edward (Ed) Verne Roberts is considered the father of the independent living movement. As a hero in the United States’ disability rights movement, Roberts paved the way for people with physical disabilities to access higher education. Roberts was born in San Mateo in 1939.
What did Ed Roberts invent?
Henry Edward Roberts (September 13, 1941 – April 1, 2010) was an American engineer, entrepreneur and medical doctor who invented the first commercially successful personal computer in 1974.
When did Ed Roberts get polio?
Roberts contracted polio at age 14 and was paralyzed from the neck down. Requiring an iron lung or a respirator to breathe, he attended high school in California by telephone before attending in person in his senior year. Early on, Roberts encountered obstacles as a result of his disability.
Who was the first disabled person to go to college?
Judy Heumann
Personal details
Born| December 18, 1947
Political party| Democratic
Education| Long Island University (BS) University of California, Berkeley
(MPH)