Howard H. Aiken
Howard Hathaway Aiken (March 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973) was an American physicist and a pioneer in computing, being the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer.
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Howard Aiken | |
| Born | March 8, 1900 |
| Died | March 14, 1973 (aged 73) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison Harvard University (doctorate) |
| Known for | Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculators Harvard Mark I – IV |
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| Awards | Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (1964) Edison Medal (1970) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics, computer science |
| Institutions | Harvard University, University of Miami |
| Doctoral advisor | Emory Leon Chaffee |
| Doctoral students | Gerrit Blaauw Fred Brooks Kenneth E. Iverson Anthony Oettinger Gerard Salton |
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