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The Journey of an Incredible Invention
While watching the video - …from one John V. Atanasoff
- complete the following questions. The questions go in the
order of appearance.
1. What year did Dr. John V. Atanasoff (JVA) begin devoting his thinking to the
“computation machine”?
2. Where did Dr. Atanasoff put his ideas together to create his “computation
machine”?
3. What number system did JVA decide to pursue in his machine?
4. Did JVA use a digital or analog system for his machine?
5. What name did Dr. Atanasoff give his computer?
6. What event interrupted Atanasoff’s work?
7. What happened to the patent file for the computer?
8. Until 1973, which computer received credit as being the first electronic
computer?
9. What were the results of the 1973 court decision?
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10. What two ideas did JVA use in creating the electronic computer?
11. According to JVA, how long would it have taken to accomplish the development
of the computer without his preparation?
12. Did Dr. Atanasoff take all the credit for developing the electronic computer?
13. How much in royalty did Dr. Atanasoff receive for his invention?
“In a larger sense, no man invents anything--he builds and extends a little with his friends
and on the shoulders of others.”
~ John Vincent Atanasoff
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