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Frank Beck (computer scientist)

British computer scientist (1930–2020)

Life
1930 – 2020
Born
December 28, 1930
Died
February 3, 2020

Frank Beck was a British computer scientist who pioneered the application of user-interface hardware including the touchscreen, the computer-controlled knob and the video wall while working at CERN during the 1970s.

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