Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for John Vincent Atanasoff across 7 places, from 1903 to 1960.
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John Vincent Atanasoff (October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was an American physicist and inventor credited with inventing the first electronic digital computer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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4 October 1903exact date
Hamilton, New Yorkattested“Atanasoff was born on October 4, 1903, in Hamilton, New York to an electrical engineer and a school teacher.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1957 to 2003period
Iowa State Universityattested“Other distinctions awarded to Atanasoff include: * Cosmos Club membership (1957) * Computer Pioneer Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (1981) * Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, First Class…”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1957 to 2003period
Yambolattested“Other distinctions awarded to Atanasoff include: * Cosmos Club membership (1957) * Computer Pioneer Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (1981) * Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, First Class…”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1957 to 2003period
South Shetland Islandsattested“Other distinctions awarded to Atanasoff include: * Cosmos Club membership (1957) * Computer Pioneer Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (1981) * Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, First Class…”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1957 to 2003period
Sofiaattested“Other distinctions awarded to Atanasoff include: * Cosmos Club membership (1957) * Computer Pioneer Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (1981) * Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, First Class…”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1957 to 2003period
Iowaattested“Other distinctions awarded to Atanasoff include: * Cosmos Club membership (1957) * Computer Pioneer Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (1981) * Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, First Class…”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1960year
New Market, Marylandattested“In 1960 Atanasoff and his wife Alice moved to their hilltop farm in New Market, Maryland for their retirement.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
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1925year
University of Floridamentioned“In 1925, Atanasoff received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1926year
Iowa State Collegementioned“He continued his education at Iowa State College and in 1926 earned a master's degree in mathematics.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1926year
Iowamentioned“He continued his education at Iowa State College and in 1926 earned a master's degree in mathematics.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1938year
Rock Island, Illinoismentioned“According to Atanasoff, several operative principles of the ABC were conceived by him during the winter of 1938 after a drive to Rock Island, Illinois.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
December 1940month
Philadelphiamentioned“Atanasoff first met John Mauchly at the December 1940 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Philadelphia, where Mauchly was demonstrating his "harmonic analyzer", an analog calculator for analysis of weath…”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1941year
Iowamentioned“In 1941 Atanasoff left Iowa State for a wartime assignment as Chief of the Acoustic Division with the Naval Ordnance Laboratory (NOL) in Washington, D.C.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1941year
Iowa Statementioned“In 1941 Atanasoff left Iowa State for a wartime assignment as Chief of the Acoustic Division with the Naval Ordnance Laboratory (NOL) in Washington, D.C.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
June 1941month
Ames, Iowamentioned“In June 1941 Mauchly visited Atanasoff in Ames, Iowa for four days, staying as his houseguest.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
July 1946month
Bikini Atollmentioned“That job was made the priority, and he participated in the testing at Bikini Atoll in July 1946.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1952 to 1956period
Aerojet Generalmentioned“In 1952 he founded and led the Ordnance Engineering Corporation, selling the company to Aerojet General Corporation in 1956 and becoming Aerojet's Atlantic Division president.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
Frederick, Marylandmentioned“In 1961 he started another company, Cybernetics Incorporated, in Frederick, Maryland which he operated for 20 years.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
1975year
People's Republic of Bulgariamentioned“Atanasoff visited Bulgaria twice, in 1975 and 1985.”source: Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff
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