John Atanasoff
4 October 1903 – 15 June 1995
John Vincent Atanasoff was an American physicist and inventor credited with building the first electronic digital computer, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC), with his graduate student Clifford Berry. A 1973 federal court ruling recognized his work as the basis for the electronic digital computer.
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Life events
John Vincent Atanasoff was born in Hamilton, New York, to a Bulgarian immigrant father.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAtanasoff earned his PhD in theoretical physics.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAtanasoff became a professor of mathematics and physics at Iowa State.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWith Clifford Berry, Atanasoff developed the ABC, the first electronic digital computing device.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDuring World War II, Atanasoff conducted acoustics and ordnance research for the U.S. Navy.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgA federal court in Honeywell v. Sperry Rand invalidated the ENIAC patent, crediting Atanasoff's work.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAtanasoff received the National Medal of Technology for his invention of the electronic digital computer.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJohn Atanasoff died of a stroke at his home in Maryland.
Source: en.wikipedia.org