John Atanasoff Biography

John Atanasoff biography

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NAME: John Atanasoff
OCCUPATION: Inventor, Physicist
BIRTH DATE: October 04, 1903
DEATH DATE: June 15, 1995
EDUCATION: University of Wisconsin
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hamilton, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: Frederick, Maryland
Full Name: John Vincent Atanasoff

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U.S. physicist John Atanasoff, with Clifford Berry, developed the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, capable of solving differential equations using binary arithmetic.

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John Atanasoff was born October 4, 1903, in Hamilton, New York. With Clifford Berry, he developed the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, capable of solving differential equations using binary arithmetic. In 1952 he established the Ordnance Engineering Co. In 1973, after a judge voided a patent owned by Sperry Rand Corp., the Atanasoff-Berry Computer was credited as the first electronic digital computer.