John Atanasoff July 29, 1924 – February 19, 2021 Lemon Grove John Atanasoff, 96, was born in Campbell, OH. He married Frances on August 25, 1945. He served in the US Army during World War II. John and ...

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“You know the story of the invention of the computer?” one character asks another midway through Jane Smiley’s best-selling 1995 novel “Moo.” The speaker, an animal scientist, dreams of striking it ...

The story of the lone inventor who fought all his life to be recognized as the originator of one of mankind’s most significant inventions. John Atanasoff, a physics professor at Iowa State College, ...

John Vincent Atanasoff II, dedicated father, husband, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, mentor, businessman and friend, passed away peacefully on October 10th, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado ...

Few would deny that the invention of the computer has revolutionized society or that the world of today would look quite different without computers. In the relatively short span of time that has ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer | By Jane Smiley | Doubleday | 256 pages ...

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