John Vincent Atanasoff

John Vincent Atanasoff (October 4,1903 – June 15,1995) was a prominent American computer engineer of Bulgarian origin. His work was instrumental in the development of the digital computer.

Education

John Atanasoff was raised in Brewster, Florida, the son of an electrical engineer. At the age of nine he learned to use a slide rule, followed shortly by the study of logarithms, and subsequently completed high school in two years. In 1925, Atanasoff received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida, graduating with straight A's. He continued his education at Iowa State College and in 1926 earned a master's degree in mathematics. He completed his formal education in 1930 by earning a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Wisconsin with his thesis, The Dielectric Constant of Helium. Upon completion of his doctorate, Atanasoff accepted an assistant professorship at Iowa State College in mathematics and physics.

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Florida - Slide rule - Logarithm - 1925 - Bachelor of Science - Electrical engineering - University of Florida - Iowa State College - 1926 - Master's degree - Mathematics - 1930 - Ph.D. - Theoretical physics - University of Wisconsin - Assistant professorship - Physics

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