Name: Eiichi Goto

Born: January 26, 1931, in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Death: June 12, 2005 (Age: 74)

  • Japanese computer scientist known for inventing one of the first general-purpose computers in Japan.

Honors and awards

  • Winner of the Asahi Prize (1959).
  • Okochi memorial Technology Prize (1988).
  • Purple Ribbon Medal of Honor (1989).