Photo: Jason Scott, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁴

Chuck Peddle

American electrical engineer (1937–2019)

Charles "Chuck" Ingerham Peddle (November 25, 1937 – December 15, 2019) was an American electrical engineer best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor and the Commodore PET personal computer, based on the 6502.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Chuck Peddle (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 25, 1937, died Dec 15, 2019.¹

Companies

Sirius Systems TechnologyFounder¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Maine³

Career

Occupation: engineer, computer scientist.⁶

1973 to 1975Worked at Motorola⁴
1961 to 1970Worked at General Electric⁴
Date not recordedFounded Sirius Systems Technology⁵

Known for: MOS Technology 6502.⁷

Personal life

BornNov 25, 1937, Bangor^{8 9}
DiedDec 15, 2019, Santa Cruz^{10 11}
CitizenshipUnited States¹²

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WikidataChuck Peddle on Wikidata
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WikipediaChuck Peddle on Wikipedia
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WikidataChuck Peddle: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataChuck Peddle: Worked at General Electric, on Wikidata
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WikidataChuck Peddle: Founded Sirius Systems Technology, on Wikidata
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WikidataChuck Peddle: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataChuck Peddle: notable work, on Wikidata
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WikidataChuck Peddle: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Centre for Computing History
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WikidataChuck Peddle: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported by The New York Times
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WikidataChuck Peddle: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataSirius Systems Technology, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsChuck Peddle photo by Jason Scott, CC BY 2.0

Companies

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

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