Donald Lester Bitzer (January 1, 1934 – December 10, 2024) was an American electrical engineer and computer scientist.
[6] In 1974, Bitzer was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for "his leadership in the utilization and development of technology for improving the effectiveness of education".
[7] Bitzer was married to Maryann Drost, a nurse and educator, from 1955 until her death in 2022 and had a son, along with three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[8][3] He died of congestive heart failure at home in Cary, North Carolina, on December 10, 2024, at the age of 90.
[9][3] In 1973, the National Academy of Engineering presented Bitzer with the Vladimir K. Zworykin Award, which honors the inventor of the iconoscope.