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Donald Lester Bitzer (January 1, 1934 – December 10, 2024) was an American electrical engineer and computer scientist. He was the co-inventor of the plasma display and was widely regarded as the "father of PLATO".
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| Donald Bitzer | Alma mater | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S.) (M.S.) (Ph.D.) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Donald Bitzer | Awards | See full list | 1.00 | infobox |
| Donald Bitzer | Born | Donald Lester Bitzer (1934-01-01)January 1, 1934 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Donald Bitzer | Children | 1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Donald Bitzer | Died | December 10, 2024(2024-12-10) (aged 90) Cary, North Carolina, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Donald Bitzer | Institutions | North Carolina State University | 1.00 | infobox |
| Donald Bitzer | Notable works | PLATO, Plasma display | 1.00 | infobox |
| Donald Bitzer | Occupations | Electrical engineer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Donald Bitzer | Occupations | computer scientist | 1.00 | infobox |
| Donald Bitzer | Spouse | .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Donald Bitzer | Sub-discipline | Computer science | 1.00 | infobox |
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