Papers, 1942-1989.

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Papers, 1942-1989.

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This collection contains articles, publications, newsclippings, chronological event lists, correspondence, memorandum, microfiche, legal records, trial transcripts, and photographs. Collected by Henry L. Hansen, these records document Honeywell's efforts to overturn the 1964 patent (and ultimately, they were successful). Collection includes the history and background of the ENIAC; correspondence between Honeywell, Inc. and John V. Atanasoff; motions, affidavits, subpoenas, memorandum, briefs, and trial transcripts of several related legal cases; publications concerning the trials and other computer topics; and photographs and slides of the ENIAC, the ABC Computer, and witnesses.

2.94 linear ft. (8 document 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....

Sperry Rand Corporation

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There are two epochs in the history of computing: before the completion of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (known as the ENIAC), and after. While there are several controversies about the development of the ENIAC and its immediate successors, there is nearly universal agreement on three points: the ENIAC was the watershed project which convinced the world that electronic computing was not merely possible, but practicable; it was a masterpiece of electrical engineeri...

Iowa State University

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On March 22, 1948, Iowa State College (University) sponsored a 90th anniversary celebration in honor of the founding of the college, which occurred on the same date in 1858 when the charter act establishing a state agricultural college became law. The celebration included a symposium, luncheon, departmental open houses, and a dinner. From the description of 90th anniversary collection, 1947-1948. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 54799482 In 1958, Iowa State Colle...

Honeywell Inc.

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The Multics operating system was developed at MIT's Project MAC in cooperation with Bell Laboratories and General Electric beginning in 1964. It was written in PL/I, a high level programming language, and designed to adapt to future needs. When Honeywell took over General Electric's computer section it marketed Multics as a commercial product. From the description of Multics records, 1965-1982. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63295362 From the gui...

Hansen, Henry L.

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Lawyer. Henry L. Hansen received his B.S. (1943) in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State College (now University) and a law degree (1951) from Willis Mitchell Law School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hansen was the Corporate Patent Counsel for Honeywell, Inc. during the ENIAC trial. In this trial, Sperry Rand was attempting to establish the validity of patent rights they had purchased from J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly. These rights included the Electronic Numeric...