Evelyn Berezin was an American computer designer responsible for the creation of the first airline reservation systems and the original word processor.
13 Facts About Evelyn Berezin
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When she was 16, Evelyn Berezin enrolled at Hunter College, but took courses at New York University.
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Evelyn Berezin was often the only woman in technical teams, but that didn't stop her.
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Evelyn Berezin already held a fellowship from the United States Atomic Energy Commission during her days at NYU.
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In 1957, Evelyn Berezin left her job at the Underwood Typewriter Company Company, the company that had purchased ECC at the time.
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Evelyn Berezin then began her work as head of logic design at a previous division of Western Union known as Teleregister where she went on to aid in the creation of the Reservisor, the original airline reservation systems.
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Evelyn Berezin was tasked with developing one of the biggest computer systems in that era.
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Evelyn Berezin helped make the reservation system for United Airlines by utilizing the novel transistor technology at the time to create the Reservisor which had a one second response time.
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In 1968, Evelyn Berezin attempted to address the pain points of working as a secretary such as needing to completely retype documents when an error was found or wanting to make changes.
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Evelyn Berezin created the very first word processor and dubbed it the Data Secretary.
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In 1969, to sell her innovation, Evelyn Berezin founded a company known as Redactron Corporation.
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Evelyn Berezin's device was similar size to that of a small refrigerator at the time, and used an IBM Selectric typewriter for its input text that would then be stored in document form on a tape drive.
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Evelyn Berezin died 15 years later whilst being treated for cancer, on December 8,2018.