John Vincent Atanasoff: References & Edit History
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Alice R. Burks and Arthur W. Burks, The First Electronic Computer: The Atanasoff Story (1988), argues that John V. Atanasoff conceived the first general purpose electronic computer before World War II. Alice R. Burks, Who Invented the Computer? The Legal Battle That Changed Computing History (2003), meticulously narrates the patent trial and again favours Atanasoff’s claim over that of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 11, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 30, 2024 | ||
| Changed title from “John V. Atanasoff” to “John Vincent Atanasoff.” Article revised and updated. | Dec 06, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: History of Computers - The ABC of John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry. | Nov 05, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: IEEE Computer Society - Biography of John Vincent Atanasoff. | Jul 12, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: History of Computers - Biography of John Atanasoff. | Jul 12, 2015 | ||
| Bibliography added. | Apr 07, 2011 | ||
| New article added. | Jan 30, 2009 |
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