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Topic: The Inventor of the First Programmable Mechanical Computer

URL:http://www.calweb.com/~rhornor/aiken.html

Year Invented: 1937

Summary Composer: Cassidy D. Waskowicz, also known as Computer Science Wizard. Click on me for more information

100 Word Summary: Born in 1900, Howard H. Aiken was destined for a life of genius. In his lifetime, he would hold many titles: electrical engineer, physicist, Harvard University Professor, computer trainer, founder and director of the Harvard Computation Laboratory and Aiken Industries, and inventor. He is best know for his invention of the first automatic computer also known as a programmable mechanical computer. Invented in 1937, International Business Machines (IBM) would later build his discovery between 1938 and 1944. Howard would live on to design three more computers,, the last of which he created in 1952. Howard Aiken died in 1973. Bibliography:Horner, Rick. (1994). Howard Aiken. URL "http:www.calweb.com/thornar/aiken.html.