Erwin Tomash: his life and work

Erwin and Adelle Tomash were instrumental in establishing the Charles Babbage Institute, out of which came the highly regarded library, archives, and fellowship program, and, later, the CBI Reprint Series. Before turning his attention to computer history, Erwin played an active role in the computer industry at Engineering Research Associates, Remington Rand, Telemeter Magnetics, Ampex, and especially Dataproducts, which he cofounded. This article describes his career and briefly tells the history of the companies he worked for or cofounded.