- Andrew Kay
Andrew F. Kay (born c. 1922) is President and CEO of Kay Computers, a personal computer firm, and also serves as Senior Business Advisor to Accelerated Composites, LLC.
Mr. Kay, a 1940 graduate of
MIT , started his career withBendix followed by two years atJet Propulsion Laboratory . He became a computer icon, having formerly launchedKaypro , a world famous computer company, that evolved from Non-Linear Systems, Inc. (NLS), manufacturer of digital instrumentation since 1952.NLS developed a reputation for providing rugged durability in critical applications from submarines to spacecraft - continuing in design and manufacture of computers. At NLS, Andy Kay invented the
digital voltmeter . In 1963, Electronic Design magazine "credited Andy Kay andWilliam Shockley , co-inventor of thetransistor , with starting thedigital revolution ".He is a founder of
Rotary Club ofDel Mar, California . As a member of Board of Directors of Johnson O'Connor Research Institute, he has pursued the advancement of education with particular attention to development of "a thinking vocabulary" as a basic component to creating leadership capabilities for managers of science and technology .Andy Kay brought
San Diego into the personal computer world by leading the industry with Kaypro II in 1982.External links
* [http://www.acceleratedcomposites.com/team_bio.pdf Bio]
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