George H. Goble: key obituary facts
Is George H. Goble dead? Yes. George H. Goble died on March 18, 2026, at age 73.
Cause of death: George H. Goble's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was George H. Goble known for?
George H. Goble was an American scientist, Ig Nobel Prize winner (1996).
More about George H. Goble
Born: December 11, 1952.
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Goble, an American scientist and academic and 1996 Ig Nobel Prize winner, died on March 18, 2026. Born George Harry Goble on December 11, 1952, he was a staff member at the Purdue University Engineering Computer Network.
He was commonly known as ghg, using that as a login ID and signature in digital communications from the 1970s. In 1981, he helped wire together the backplanes of two DEC VAX-11/780 systems to create the first multi-CPU Unix computer, work that later informed the 4.3 BSD Unix release.
George Harry Goble (December 11, 1952 – March 18, 2026) was an American scientist and academic, who was a staff member at the Purdue University Engineering Computer Network and a 1996 Ig Nobel Prize winner.