Charles Bachman

About

Computer scientist who received an ACM Turing Award in 1973 for his contributions in database technology. He is best known for his early work with database management systems. 

Before Fame

He served in WWII and attended the University of Pennsylvania after being discharged from the Army.

Trivia

He worked at General Electric in 1960 where he developed the Integrated Data Store. 

Family Life

His father Charlie was a football coach at Kansas State College. 

Associated With

He was influenced by Stephen Hawking.