Awarded National Inventors Hall of Fame (2014).
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Howard H. Aiken
Howard Hathaway Aiken was an American physicist and a pioneer in computing. He was the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I, the United States' first programmable computer.
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Born 8 March 1900 · Died 14 March 1973 · Q299723
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1973· 4 entries
Died 1973-03-14.
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“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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On the morning of March 14, 1973, Aiken died in his sleep during a consulting trip to St.
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“Variant: Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.”
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1970· 1 entry
Won Edison Medal (1970).
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1965· 1 entry
Won Golden Plate Award (1965).
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1964· 3 entries
Won John Price Wetherill Medal (1964).
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Awarded Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (1964).
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The Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 1965, the John Price Wetherill Medal in 1964, and the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Edison Medal in 1970 "For a meritorious care
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1947· 3 entries
Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1947).
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Nearly a decade before the programs began to appear in other universities
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Aiken completed his work on the Harvard Mark II computer
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1939· 1 entry
Studied at Harvard University, Doctor of Philosophy (1935–1939).
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1937· 2 entries
“Proposed Automatic Calculating Machine”
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Howard Aiken married three times: to Louise Mancill in June 1937, then later to Agnes Montgomery, and lastly to Mary McFarland.
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1935· 1 entry
Studied at University of Chicago (1935–1935).
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1923· 1 entry
Studied at University of Wisconsin–Madison, bachelor's degree (1918–1923).
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1918· 1 entry
Studied at Arsenal Technical High School (1912–1918).
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1900· 1 entry
Born 1900-03-08.
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