In 1950 he went to work for IBM in Poughkeepsie , New York .
Born in San Francisco , California , Haanstra graduated from the University of California , Berkeley in 1949 with a degree in electrical engineering .
In 1950 Haanstra went to work for IBM in Poughkeepsie , New York .
Born in San Francisco , California , Haanstra graduated from the University of California , Berkeley in 1949 with a degree in electrical engineering .