Biography:Clifford Berry
Clifford Berry | |
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| Born | April 19, 1918 Gladbrook, Iowa, US |
| Died | October 30, 1963 (aged 45) New York City, US |
| Alma mater | Iowa State College |
| Known for | Atanasoff–Berry computer |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Doctoral advisor | John Vincent Atanasoff |
Clifford Edward Berry (April 19, 1918 – October 30, 1963) was an American computer scientist who helped John Vincent Atanasoff create the first digital electronic computer in 1939, the Atanasoff–Berry computer (ABC).[1]
Biography
Clifford Berry was born April 19, 1918, in Gladbrook, Iowa, to Fred and Grace Berry.[2] His father owned an appliance repair shop, where he was able to learn about radios.[2] He graduated from Marengo High School in Marengo, Iowa, in 1934 as the class valedictorian at age 16.[3] He went on to study at Iowa State College (now known as Iowa State University), eventually earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1939 and followed by his master's degree in physics in 1941.[3]
In 1942, he married an ISU classmate and Atanasoff's secretary, Martha Jean Reed.[2]
By 1948, he earned his PhD in physics from Iowa State University.[3]
He died in 1963, attributed to "possible suicide".[4]
References
- ↑ Sawyer, Tom (January 10, 2009). "Burroughs 205 HomePage". https://tjsawyer.com/b205home.htm. "The 30-103 Electrical Computer was designed to help spectrophotometer technicians and scientists with their analytical calculations. . . . The computer on display was built in 1949."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Famous Iowans – Clifford Berry" (in en). https://data.desmoinesregister.com/famous-iowans/clifford-berry.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Computer Pioneers – Clifford Edward Berry". 2012. https://history.computer.org/pioneers/berry.html.
- ↑ "Computer Pioneers - Clifford Edward Berry". https://history.computer.org/pioneers/berry.html.
External links
- 1942 and 1962 photos of Berry, Ames Laboratory Archive, Iowa State
- Atanasoff-Berry Computer Archive, Computer Science Dept., Iowa State
- June 7, 1972 interview with Atanasoff on Berry, Smithsonian National Museum of American History
- A. R. Mackintosh, “Dr. Atanasoff’s Computer”, Scientific American, August 1988 (Archived 2009-10-31)
- "ABC - Atanasoff-Berry Computer", I Programmer
- IEEE Computer Pioneers Biography Entry
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