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Howard H. Aiken
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pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer (1900-1973)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1900-03-08 ) March 8, 1900, Hoboken, New Jersey
- Died
- March 14, 1973 (1973-03-14) (aged 73), St. Louis, Missouri
- Alma mater
- University of Wisconsin–Madison , Harvard University (doctorate)
- Known for
- Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculators Harvard Mark I – IV
- Spouses
- Louise Mancill ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 – 1942 ) Agnes Montgomery ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 – 1961 ) Mary McFarland ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 )
- Awards
- Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (1964), Edison Medal (1970)
- 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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hoboken
- Place of death
- St. Louis
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Chicago
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Harvard Mark IV
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Emory Leon Chaffee
- Doctoral student
- Gerard Salton
- Field of work
- computer science
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy Reserve
- Image
- Aiken.jpeg
- Residence
- Fort Lauderdale
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- date of birth
- 1900-03-09
- name in native language
- Howard Hathaway Aiken
- date of death
- 1973-03-14
- influenced by
- Charles Babbage
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Harvard Mark I / IBM ASCC, left side.
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.
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