Albert Eugene Smith (1907–1973) was a computing pioneer who worked for the U.S. Navy following World War II.
In June, 1946, he joined the computer section of the Mathematics Branch of the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
[3] While at ONR and later at the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Ships, Smith oversaw research contracts including Whirlwind[4] and the Harvard calculators.
[5]: 123 Starting in 1951, Smith collaborated with Mina Rees and Grace Murray Hopper to organize a series of seminars on computing development.
Smith remained active in the COBOL community through the Conference on Data System Languages (CODASYL) until his retirement.