Konrad Zuse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zuse redirects here. For Konrad Zuses son, see Horst Zuse. For the institute, see Zuse Institute Berlin. Konrad Zuse Konrad Zuse (1992).jpg Konrad Zuse in 1992 Born 22 June 1910 Berlin, German Empire Died 18 December 1995 (aged 85) Hünfeld, Germany Residence Germany Nationality German Fields Computer science Computer engineering Institutions Aerodynamic Research Institute Alma mater Technical University of Berlin Known for Z3, Z4 Plankalkül Calculating Space (cf. digital physics) Notable awards Werner von Siemens Ring in 1964, Harry H. Goode Memorial Award in 1965 (together with George Stibitz), Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1972 Computer History Museum Fellow Award in 1999 Signature Konrad Zuse (German: [ˈkɔnʁat ˈtsuːzə]; 22 June 1910 – 18 December 1995) was a German inventor and computer pioneer. His greatest achievement was the worlds first programmable computer; the functional program-controlled Turing-complete Z3 became operational in May 1941. Thanks to this machine and its predecessors, Zuse has often been regarded as the inventor of the modern computer.[1][2][3][4] Zuse was also noted for the S2 computing machine, considered the first process-controlled computer. He founded one of the earliest computer businesses in 1941, producing the Z4, which became the worlds first commercial computer. From 1943[5] to 1945[6] he designed the first high-level programming language, Plankalkül.[7] In 1969, Zuse suggested the concept of a computation-based universe in his book Rechnender Raum (Calculating Space). Much of his early work was financed by his family and commerce, but after 1939 he was given resources by the Nazi German government.[8] Due to World War II, Zuses work went largely unnoticed in the United Kingdom and the United States. Possibly his first documented influence on a US company was IBMs option on his patents in 1946. There is a replica of the Z3, as well as the original Z4, in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. The Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin has an exhibition devoted to Zuse, displaying twelve of his machines, including a replica of the Z1 and several of Zuses paintings.
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