Career
Joseph Glickauf was hired by Arthur Andersen Company immediately after serving in the United States Navy and was tasked with initiating the use of the freshly invented computer for his employer. Glickauf became familiar with the capabilities of the Universal Automatic Computer and immediately saw the far-reaching implications of computers for business. To demonstrate the computer to Arthur Andersen’s employees he built the Arthur Andersen Demonstration Computer known as “Glickiac”.
The company management was quick to see the potential and made resources available for future development.
In 1953 General Electric Appliance Park hired Arthur Andersen to automate General Electric’s payroll. Glickauf lead the effort and recommended General Electric the installation of a Universal Automatic Computer I computer and printer.
The project was initially a failure but it started what is now known as the “computer consulting”.
