Roger Summit, Who Invented an Early Online Search Service, Dies at 95

NYT Technology Friday 17 July 2026, 14:00 UTC By Michael S. Rosenwald 1 min read

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A research scientist at Lockheed, he came up with the idea for a computer system that would search scientific and technical literature almost instantaneously.

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