March 14, 1995, Berkeley, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Profession
Activist, Civil Rights Leader
Education
University of California, Berkeley, College of San Mateo
Nationality
American
Spouse
Rosa Cooper, Joan Clark
Parents
Edna Wilcher Roberts, Henry Melvin Roberts
Siblings
Cheryl Roberts
Awards
MacArthur Fellowship
Star Sign
Pisces
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Fact
1
Founder of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems, which developed and marketed the Altair 8800, a precursor to the modern personal computer. Inducted into the American Computer Hall of Fame, the National Computer Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Inventors Hall of Fame, and the Georgia Hall of Fame.
2
Practiced as an internist from 1987 until his death.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires
1996
TV Movie documentary
Himself (founder, MITS)
When Billy Broke His Head... and Other Tales of Wonder
1995
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires 1996 as Himself (founder, MITS)
When Billy Broke His Head... and Other Tales of Wonder 1995 as Himself
$1.3 Million
