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   John Vincent Atanasoff, OCM, (October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was an American physicist and inventor credited with inventing the first electronic digital computer. Atanasoff invented the first electronic digital computer in the 1930s at Iowa State College (now known as Iowa State University).

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   Apr 30, 2024 · John Vincent Atanasoff (born October 4, 1903, Hamilton, New York, U.S.—died June 15, 1995, Frederick, Maryland) was an American physicist who, with his graduate student Clifford Berry, developed the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC; 1937–42), a machine capable of solving differential equations using binary arithmetic and one of the first ...

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   Apr 20, 2024 · John Vincent Atanasoff was an American engineer, physicist, mathematician, and computer scientist. He spurred major innovations in the field of computing, ultimately earning the nickname of “the father of the modern computer”. In this regard, he is one of the most famous inventors in modern history.

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   John Vincent Atanasoff is known as the father of the computer. With the help of one of his students Clifford E. Berry, in Iowa State College, during the 1940s, he created the ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer) that was the first electronic digital computer.

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   Mar 27, 2024 · Learn how Atanasoff invented the first electronic digital computer in 1941, despite being overshadowed by ENIAC. Discover his contributions to military and civilian applications of computing, physics, acoustics, and munitions.

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   Who was John Vincent Atanasoff?

   • Before computers, this tedious manual number-crunching plagued engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and students alike. Yet buried in such mundane mathematical work was the genesis of ideas that would spawn the computer revolution. John Vincent Atanasoff was one such unlikely computing pioneer.

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   How did John Vincent Atanasoff die?

   • John Vincent Atanasoff died in Frederick, Maryland, at the age of 91. He was buried in nearby Mount Airy, Maryland. At the time of his death, he was said to have been battling a “lengthy illness,” but the cause of his death was formally listed as a stroke.

   John Vincent Atanasoff – Complete Biography, History and Inventions

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   Did Atanasoff patent the ABC?

   • Atanasoff was interested in patenting the ABC, but Iowa State College never applied for such a patent. In 1964 J. Presper Eckert, Jr., and John Mauchly patented the electronic digital computer ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), which they had completed in 1946.

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   When was from one John Vincent Atanasoff made?

   • The film From One John Vincent Atanasoff was completed in 1981. On 21 October 1983 (the 10th anniversary of Judge Larson's historic decision), the film was released. JVA was given a Distinguished Achievement Citation by the Iowa State University Alumni Association.

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   Learn about the life and achievements of John Vincent Atanasoff, the inventor of the first electronic digital computer, the ABC. Discover his background, education, research, and contributions to science and engineering.

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   Jun 27, 2018 · John Atanasoff (1903-1995) was a professor and inventor who designed and built the first electronic computer with his student Clifford Berry. He also won a lawsuit against Sperry Rand for patent infringement and received many honors for his contributions to computer science.

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