Evelyn Berezin
Personal Information
Born: 1925
Died: 2018
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
1946, BS, Physics Hunter College
Professional Life
Field of Study: Computer Science; Physics
Institution/Corporation: Redactron, Greenhouse Management Company, CIGNA, Datapoint, Standard Microsystems, Koppers
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Adelphi University & Eastern Michigan University
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2020, National Inventors Hall of Fame; 1946, Fellowship US Atomic Energy Commission; 2006, Long Island Technology Hall of Fame;2006, Women Achiever s Against the Odds honoree, Long Island Fund for Women & Girls; 2011, Women in Technology Hall of Fame; Long Island Distinguished Leadership Award; 1976, Top 100 Business Women In the US, BusinessWeek Magazine; 2015, Fellow Computer History Museum
Achievements: word processor; computer systems for business use; founded Redactron Corp in 1969; only female at Brooklyn Polytechnic at the time; established Berezin-Wilenitz Endowment; funded Sam & Rose Berezin Endowment Scholarship; established Israel Wilenitz Endowment
Designed the 1st computer-driven word processor & worked on computer-controlled systems for airline reservations
Started college at age 16
Designed a system for the US Army for range calculations
Developed the 1st computerized banking system
1968, had a job offer from NYSE retracted because she was a female 1969, founded Redactron Corporation & made the 1st "Data Secretary"-a word processor the size of a small refrigerator, without a screen, keyboard, or printer, was an IBM Selectric typewriter
Endowed a scholarship, a chair/professorship/research & discretionary fund for the Linguistics Dept at Stony Brook University
Held 13 patents (only 8 located)