Howard Hathaway Aiken | |
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 Howard Aiken | |
| Born | March 8, 1900 |
| Died | March 14, 1973 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison Harvard University (doctorate) |
| Known for | Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculators Harvard Mark I – IV |
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| Awards | Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (1964) Edison Medal (1970) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics, computer science |
| Institutions | Harvard University, University of Miami |
| Doctoral advisor | Emory Leon Chaffee |
| Doctoral students | Gerrit Blaauw Fred Brooks Martin Greenberger Kenneth E. Iverson Anthony Oettinger Gerard Salton |
Howard Hathaway Aiken (March 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973) was an American physicist and a pioneer in computing. He was the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I, the United States' first programmable computer.[1][2]
- ^ "At Harvard, Howard Aiken's computing machine hums briefly back to life | Harvard Magazine". www.harvardmagazine.com. April 4, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "The original concept was certainly Aiken's. There is no doubt about that," stated Robert V. D. Campbell Oral history interview Archived August 12, 2002, at the Wayback Machine, Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota.