Background
Ross, Douglas Taylor was born on December 21, 1929 in Canton, Republic of China. (parents American citizens). Son of Robert Malcolm and Margaret (Taylor) Ross.
Ross, Douglas Taylor was born on December 21, 1929 in Canton, Republic of China. (parents American citizens). Son of Robert Malcolm and Margaret (Taylor) Ross.
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics cum laude, Oberlin College, 1951. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954. Postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Oberlin College, 2001.
Head computer applications group electrical systems laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1952-1969; lecturer department electrical engineering and computer science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1960-1969, 83—; Executive Committee Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1984-1989; president, SofTech, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1969-1975; Chairman of the Board, SofTech, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1975-1989, 91-93; chairman emeritus, SofTech, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1989-1991, 93-94; retired, SofTech, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1994.
Member town meeting, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1960-1970. Trustee, board directors Charles Babbage Institute, 1984-2001, emeritus trustee, since 2002.
Married Patricia Mott, January 24, 1951. Children: Jane R. Yoos, Kathryn R. Chow, Margaret R. Thrasher.