Howard H. Aiken

Quotes

• “The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself.”
• “Originally one thought that if there were a half dozen large computers in this country, hidden away in research laboratories, this would take care of all requirements we had throughout the country.”
• “Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.”

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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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