Papers, 1930-1989.

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Papers, 1930-1989.

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Collection contains biographical material, photographs, addresses, awards and remarks, publications, correspondence, clippings, and information on the history and development of the electronic digital computer. Also included is a videocassette tape of the 1983 documentary film produced by the ISU Media Production unit as well as associated working papers dealing with the making of the film. Unprocessed materials relate chiefly to the patent trial (legal briefs and Atanasoff's testimony and deposition).

Processed materials: 1.3 linear ft. (4 document boxes)Unprocessed materials: 6 Paige boxes.

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Atanasoff, John V. (John Vincent)

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Inventor of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer. From the description of Oral history interview with John V. Atanasoff, 1985 March 19. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685206 Inventor of the first electronic digital computer. J.V. Atanasoff was born in Hamilton, New York in 1903, and graduated from the University of Florida in 1925 with a B.S. in electrical engineering. He began graduate studies in mathematics at Iowa State College in 1925....