Computer pioneer Arnold Spielberg, father of Steven Spielberg, dead at 103

Arnold Spielberg (right) with his son, director Steven Spielberg, at 2006 Oscars. Arnold Spielberg was an early pioneer of computer engineer, whose work helped make the personal computer possible. Photo: AP

Arnold Spielberg, the father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg, died on Tuesday. He was 103.

Steven Spielberg was with his father on the night of his passing, telling him "You are our hearth. You are our home." He also said of his father, who was an electrical engineer at General Electric for a time,"When I see a PlayStation, when I look at a cell phone – from the smallest calculator to an iPad – I look at my dad and I say, 'My dad and a team of geniuses started that.'"