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Solving simultaneous equations

They invented the first electronic computer to enable solving multiple simultaneous equations far more quickly than the manual method.
To help find the answer to mathmaticle equations

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Q: Why did John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry built the computer in 1942 at Iowa state University?
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What was the name of the computer that John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry invented?

the abc computer


What year did dr. john v. atanasoff conceive the idea of the antanasoff?

The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) was designed and built between 1937 and 194 by John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at the University of Iowa. It is recognized as the first automatic electronic digital computer.


Who is the two famous inventor of computer?

John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry


Who invented mainframe computers?

Dr. John V. Atanasoff and his assistant Clifford Berry built the first electronic digital computer. It was called the Atanasoff-Berry-Computer (ABC)


Who made the first electronic digital computer in 1937?

It was John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry.


Who built the first electronic computer between 1939 and 1942?

John Vincent Atanasoff & Clifford Berry.


Who invented the the Atanasoff berry computer?

john atanasoff berry


Who has invented ABC?

John Vincent Atanasoff, with Clifford Berry building it. After WW2 Atanasoff got bad advice from University Patent Attorney and did not file for patent(s).


Who invented the atanasoff-berry computer?

Dr. John Vincent Atanasoff.


True or false the first digital computer was developed for conducting the census?

False. The first digital computer, called the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC), was developed by John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at Iowa State University in the 1930s for the purpose of solving systems of simultaneous equations. It was not specifically developed for conducting the census, although it did play a role in advancing computing technology and paved the way for future computer development.


How old was john atanasoff when he and clifford invented the abc computer?

John Vincent Atanasoff was 34 years old when he invented the ABC in an Illinois bar in the winter of 1937-38. Clifford Edward Berry did not become involved until 1939, he was a graduate student "hired" by Atanasoff to help with final circuit design and assembly.


What happened after john atanasoff and clifford berry invented the abc computer?

It was used for a brief time by the statistics department of the university. Atanasoff & Berry were called off to war work elsewhere and abandoned the machine. The university needed more classroom space during the war and finding ABC too large to fit through the door (by an inch or two) cut the machine up and scrapped most of it.