John Vincent Atanasoff (October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was an American physicist and inventor, best known for inventing the first electronic digital computer. Atanasoff invented the first electronic digital computer in the 1930s at Iowa State College. Challenges to his claim were resolved in 1973 when the Honeywell v. Sperry Rand lawsuit ruled that Atanasoff was the inventor of the computer.[1][2][3][4] His special-purpose machine has come to be called the Atanasoff–Berry Computer.John Vincent Atanasoff John Atanasov.gif Atanasoff, in the 1990s. Born October 4, 1903 Hamilton, New York, U.S. Died June 15, 1995 (aged 91) Frederick, Maryland, U.S. Citizenship American Fields Physics Doctoral advisor J. H. V. Vleck Known for Atanasoff–Berry Computer Notable awards Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, First Class
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