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Arthur Burks

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Also known as Arthur Walter Burks, Arthur W. Burks

American mathematician who contributed to the design of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (1915–2008)

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  • Lords of the Stratosphere
  • Astounding Stories of Super-Science (Vol. III No. 1 July, 1930)
  • Astounding Stories (Vol. VI No. 3 June, 1931)
  • Astounding Stories of Super-Science, Vol. 2, No. 1 (April, 1930) (Volume 2)
  • Astounding Stories of Super-Science (Vol. II No. 1 April, 1930)

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Instance of
human
Given name
Walter
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Duluth
Place of death
Ann Arbor
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
ENIAC
Doctoral student
Christopher Langton
Field of work
computer science
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date of birth
1915-00-00
date of death
2008-00-00
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