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Veishea Opening Ceremony: The ABC's Influence on Modern Computers

Speaker:

John Atanasoff II

Time

Friday, Apr 14, 2000 at 12:00 pm

Location

Central Campus

John Atanasoff II, son of the inventor of the first electronic digital computer, is the president, CEO and chairman of Colorado MEDtech, Inc., a provider of advanced medical products and outsourcing services. The original ABC was invented by John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at Iowa State from 1939-42. An authentic working replica of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC), will be on display in Howe Hall during VEISHEA weekend.