Howard H. Aiken Scientist

"The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself.”Howard Hathaway Aiken (March 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973) was a pioneer in computing, being the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 08, 1900
Birth place	Hoboken New Jersey
Nationality	United States
Date of death	March 14, 1973
Place of death	St. Louis
Education	Harvard University University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Scientist

awards	Harry H. Goode Memorial Award IEEE Edison Medal
doctoral advisor	Emory Leon Chaffee
doctoral student	Fred Brooks Gerard Salton Kenneth E. Iverson Gerrit Blaauw Anthony Oettinger Leroy Martin Martin Greenberger Robert Ashenhurst Warren Semon
Field of study	Computer science Applied mathematics