Editing Eldon C. Hall

{{short description|American computer scientist}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Eldon C. Hall
| image        = Eldon C Hall.jpg
| caption      = Eldon C. Hall, 2004
| birth_name   = Eldon Conrad Hall
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1923|06|15}}
| birth_place  = [[Payette, Idaho]], United States
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|2022|05|25|1923|06|15}}
| known_for    = Leader of hardware design efforts for the [[Apollo Guidance Computer]]
| education    = [[University of Washington]], [[Rutgers University]], [[Eastern Nazarene College]], [[Boston University]] (Masters Degree), [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]],  and [[Harvard University]] (doctoral program in physics)
| occupation   = [[Computer engineering]]
| children     = 4
| spouse       = {{marriage|Grace White|July 2, 1948}}
| parents      = William Baker Hall and Elsie Nodle Hall
}}

'''Eldon Hall''' was the leader of hardware design efforts for the [[Apollo Guidance Computer]] (AGC) at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], and advocated the use of [[integrated circuits]] for this task. He wrote extensively of the development of the AGC, culminating in his 1996 book, ''Journey to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Guidance Computer'' ({{ISBN|1-56347-185-X}})

He pursued his undergraduate education at the [[Eastern Nazarene College]] in [[Quincy, Massachusetts]], his graduate education at [[Boston University]], and his doctoral degree at [[Harvard University]] (though he did not complete the PhD).<ref>[http://authors.library.caltech.edu/5456/1/hrst.mit.edu/hrs/apollo/public/people/ehall.htm Caltech AGC Bio: Eldon Hall]</ref><ref>[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/eldon-hall-obituary?id=34972056 Eldon C. Hall Obituary, legacy.com]</ref>

==Awards==
*1997: Stibitz-Wilson Award from the [[American Computer & Robotics Museum]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://acrmuseum.org/1997|title = Stibitz-Wilson Awards 1997}}</ref>

==Publications==
*Eldon C. Hall (2000). ''From the Farm to Pioneering with Digital Computers: An Autobiography.''
*Eldon C. Hall (1996). ''Journey to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Guidance Computer''

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[[Category:Harvard University alumni]]
[[Category:Boston University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Payette, Idaho]]


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