Massachusetts, while he was first attending MIT, and they married in 1942. Throughout their years together, the Singletons commissioned two significant American architects for two notable houses. The first, designed by architect Richard Neutra in 1959, was the well known mid-century modern 'Singleton House' in the Los Angeles Bel Air area. The second house was designed by architect Wallace Neff in 1973; it was a large residence of French-Norman style in the Holmby Hills district of Los Angeles. He was personally a primary financial backer ($320,800) of Apple Computer when it was incorporated in 1977. During his working years, Singleton served as a director of Apple Computer, Inc. (1977–1980); member of the MIT Corporation, the MIT Governing Board (1968–1973); trustee of California Institute of Technology (1968–1974); member of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (1959); and was a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). A financial and political conservative, Singleton was co-trustee of the blind trust for Ronald Reagan while Reagan was President of the United States. For recreation, Singleton played tournament chess, collected wine, and hiked and camped in the wilderness areas of California. He could recite lengthy passages from Shakespeare and classical poetry. He studied Native American cultures and Western folklore. Singleton spent much time to personal computers, programming algorithms and creating a computer version of backgammon specifically for Macintosh fans. At 83 years of age, Henry Singleton, died of brain cancer on August 31, 1999, at his West Los Angeles home. He was survived by his wife of 53 years, Caroline, and five children. Caroline W. Singleton died in 2007. Honors and recognitions Henry Singleton established the Singleton Research Fellowship at the City of Hope Pilot Medical Center in 1970. He received the Outstanding Achievement Award in Business Management from the University of Southern California in 1972. His citation for membership in the National Academy of Engineering in 1979 read: “For his contributions to lightweight inertial navigation systems and his leadership in the creation of a major technological corporation.” While an undergraduate student at MIT, he was named a Putnam Fellow after his three-man team won the William Lowell Putnam Intercollegiate Mathematics Competition in 1939. Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest men in the world, is quoted as saying that “Henry Singleton of Teledyne has the best operating and capital deployment record in American business." References External links Teledyne's Takeoff Earl