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Inventor, Mathematical Physicist and a Businessman - what a combination he is! He is John Vincent Atanasoff who was born on 4 October 1903 in Hamilton, New York.

He started studying college algebra book that belonged to his father at age 10, with the help of his mother. He was a straight A's student in his graduation.

He was always interested in finding new ways to perform mathematical computations faster. Dr. Atanasoff examined many devices that existed at his time and concluded that a 'digital' device would be much faster than the available 'analog' devices.

In December 1939, the first prototype of the Atanasoff Berry Computer ( ABC ) was ready.

But only in 1972, Dr. Atanasoff was given the recognition he deserved, as patenting was such a slow process and another fellow Dr. patented his invention which was based on the ideas of Dr. Atanasoff. This recognition seemed to have been hard fought, through a trial.

Tribute to him for what he has paved way for! Thanks to http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/do_Atanasoff.html for the information and image. A further informative presentation on his life can be read from the mentioned web page.

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