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Herman Goldstine, ENIAC Developer, Dies at Age 90

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the on-to-greener-pastures dept.

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."

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  1. Sad News by orthogonal · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  2. Copy of Obituary by swordboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Goodbye World

    Hey - he was 90. We should all be so lucky. Life causes death.

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    Life is the leading cause of death in America.
  3. Possible obituary... by jamie812 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Brainiac who made Eniac had a Cardiac.

  4. Re:How long? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    2 more years, my orbiting battle statation will be ready then, and there will be big changes.

  5. Re:Idea from English? by Mignon · · Score: 4, Funny
    NCR built the American version of the bombe.

    Or, put another way, "NCR set U.S. up the bombe."