Emerson Pugh

Emerson W. Pugh
Born(1929-05-01)May 1, 1929
Pasadena, California, United States
DiedDecember 8, 2024(2024-12-08) (aged 95)
Alma materCarnegie Tech
Scientific career
FieldsComputing
InstitutionsCarnegie Tech
IBM

Emerson W. Pugh (May 1, 1929 – December 8, 2024) was an American research engineer and scientist, whose career at IBM spanned several decades and resulted in significant technological advances. He was a leader in magnetic and computer memory technologies and authored several books, including college-level physics textbooks and historical works on IBM.