Howard Aiken

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Aiken proposed the automatic calculator that became the Harvard Mark I, designed and built with IBM.

The machine used electromechanical technology. Program control and electronic switching are separate characteristics when comparing early computers.

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Aiken proposed the automatic calculator that became the Harvard Mark I, designed and built with IBM.
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