Willem Poel
Updated: 12/30/2019 by Computer Hope
Name: Willem van der Poel
Born: December 2, 1926, in The Hague, South Holland
Computer-related contributions
- Pioneering Dutch computer scientist.
- Known for designing the ZEBRA, Testudo, PTERA, and the ZERO computers.
- Said to be the originator of the Zero One Infinity rule.
Honors and awards
- Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1970).