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Herman Goldstine, ENIAC Developer, Dies at Age 90
CodeFixer writes "Herman Goldstine, who as a mathematician working at the Ballistic Research Lab convinced the US Army to fund the development of the ENIAC and EDVAC, has died at the age of 90. His obituary can be found at the New York Times and descriptions of his involvement in the development of the ENIAC can be found at the Army Research Laboratory."
Herman Goldstine, who as a mathematician working at the Ballistic Research Lab convinced the US Army to fund the development of the ENIAC and EDVAC, has died at the age of 90.
I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
Opinions on the Twiddler2 hand-held keyboard?
Goodbye World
Hey - he was 90. We should all be so lucky. Life causes death.
Life is the leading cause of death in America.
The Brainiac who made Eniac had a Cardiac.
Awww, man - can't someone host a mirror on a thin pipe, so I can make the obligitory
"looks like the site is hosted on an ENIAC"
joke?
No?
*sulks*
I just read some sad news on slashdot - Troll Orthogonal was found dead at his computer this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to troll culture. Truly a slashdot icon.
;-)
I don't know the meaning of the word 'don't' - J
2 more years, my orbiting battle statation will be ready then, and there will be big changes.
Or, put another way, "NCR set U.S. up the bombe."