HOWARD H. AIKEN by

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HOWARD H. AIKEN

Biography

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He was born in New Jersey on March 8, 1900 and he death in Missourion March 14, 1973 .
He founded Howard Aiken Industries Incorporated, which was a consulting firm that helped failing businesses recover. During his years in Florida, he joined the University of Miami as a Distinguished Professor of Information.

Creations

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He was inspired by Charles Babbage's difference engine, and he decided to design Harvard Mark I (was originally called the “Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator” ) and with engineering, construction, and funding from IBM, the machine was completed and installed at Harvard.
With the help of Grace Hopper and Robert Campbell he completed Mark II. After, he completed his work with the creation of Mark III and Mark IV.

Computer

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Until 1945, “computer” was a job description for a person who performed mathematical operations for large-scale projects. The existence of new machines like Mark I created the need for a word to describe them. Around 1945, people started redefining such new machines as “computers.”

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