John Vincent Atanasoff Net Worth

John Vincent Atanasoff was born on October 4, 1903 in Hamilton, NY. He is best known as the inventor of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC), the world's first digital computer. In 1973, he successfully defended his claim of creating the computer in the Honeywell v. Sperry Rand case, thus cementing his place in history as the creator of the first digital computer.

Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 4, 1903
Birth Place Hamilton, NY
Age 117 YEARS OLD
Died On Jun 15, 1995 (age 91)
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

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About

Inventor of the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC), the world's first digital computer. He defended and won the claim that he had created the computer in the 1973 case Honeywell v. Sperry Rand.

Before Fame

With a talent for mathematics for an early age, he decided from his high school days to study theoretical physics.

Trivia

His computer was built only to solve linear equations, but it was the first to use binary digits to represent data, and the first to use electronic components to perform calculations.

Family Life

He was born in Hamilton, New York, both of his parents dying in a war against Turkey when he was a year old.

Associated With

For his work on the ABC he was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1990 by the President George H. W. Bush.