John Vincent Atanasoff II, dedicated father, husband, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, mentor, businessman and friend, passed away peacefully on ...

Gathers, Joanne Atanasoff December 14, 1930 – March 28, 2018 Joanne was born in Ames, Iowa, the daughter of John Vincent Atanasoff and Lura Meeks Atanasoff. John was a professor of Physics at Iowa ...

Thousands of drivers, commuters and pedestrians trek past a photo of him in downtown Frederick each day, but likely few know his name. John Vincent Atanasoff, who is credited with inventing the ...

A brief ceremony honoring the Hamilton-born inventor of the computer, John Vincent Atanasoff, was held under cool, rainy skies Saturday, Oct. 8, at the “Welcome to Hamilton” sign on Route 12B at the ...

The first modern electronic digital computer was called the Atanasoff–Berry computer, or ABC. It was built by physics Professor John Vincent Atanasoff and his graduate student, Clifford Berry, in 1942 ...

“The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer” by Jane Smiley (Doubleday, 204 pages, $25.95) Think of “the first computer” and you probably think of the Eniac, ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) -- On a cold winter night, John Vincent Atanasoff was so frustrated by his inability to concentrate that he got in his car in Ames and drove east. By the time the Iowa State University ...

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 ...