John+Vincent+Atanasoff




 * Born: october 4, 1903
 * Died: June 15, 1995 (stroke)
 * His mother was a teacher of mathematics. His mother taught him mathematics starting at age nine.
 * After graduating from the University of Florida in 1925, he took a job teaching a fellowship at Iowa State college for the fields of engineering and science.
 * In 1926, he received his Master's degree in mathematics.
 * He had three children with his wife Lura meeks, that he met at the Dixie Club at Iowa State College.
 * When Workd War II started, the work on the ABC was halted and Atanasoff took a defense-related position for the U.S. Naval Ordinance.
 * While working for the government, Iowa State College dismantled the machine without notifying Berry or Atanasoff and only few parts remained.
 * He divorced his wife in 1949 and married an Iowan Alice Crosby who had also been working in Washington during the war years.
 * He has received numerous awards and honors for his work.
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