xv, 274, [1] p. Selected References. Index. Foreword by George S. Mills. Afterword by Allan R. Mackintosh. This is the first full-scale examination of the Atanasoff Berry Computer invented by John VIncent Atanasoff at Iowa State College in the late 1930s and builty by Atanasoff and Graduate Assistant Clifford Berry in the early 1940s. Prior research on the Atanasoff Computer had concentrated on the machine itself, the first electronic digital computer. This work goes beyond the engineering achievement to address the academic environment in which the inventors worked. Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. DJ has some wear, soiling, and edge tears.

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Title: Atanasoff: Forgotten Father of the Computer
Publisher: Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0813800323
ISBN 13: 9780813800325
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: Reprint. Second printing.
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Recounts how John Atanasoff invented the first electronic digital computer, explains how his ideas were exploited, and describes the court battle that restored his proper recognition

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