Heinz Billing

Heinz Billing (7 April 1914 – 4 January 2017) was a German physicist and computer scientist. He is thought to be a pioneer in the construction of computer systems and computer data storage. He also built a prototype laser interferometric gravitational wave detector. He was award the Konrad Zuse Medal in 1987.

 Life & career 
Billing was born in Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He studied at University of Göttingen. 

During his career, Billing worked at Aerodynamic Test Centre at Göttingen, the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, and the Max Planck Institute for Physics. 

In 1943, he married Anneliese Oetker. They had three children. Billing turned 100 in April 2014.

Billing died on 4 January 2017 in Garching bei München, Bavaria, Germany at the age of 102.Computerpionier Heinz Billing ist tot

References

Other websites
Tracking down the gentle tremble at Max-Planck-Gesellschaft's website on account history of GEO600 with Heinz Billing.

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