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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. Netcraft has confirmed: old codeers are DYING! by pizza_milkshake · · Score: 0, Troll
    in 2070 we'll start seeing:

    Harold Jenkins, famed $cr1pt k1ddi3, defacer of websites, has died at age 84 at his home in New Jersey.

    Harold was best known for defacing long-defunct website Slashdot.org in 2005, replacing the entire front-page with an image known only as "g0at$3!!!11". The image has been lost to history for over 10 years when its then-current host, whitehouse.gov, was not renewed by marketing giant and internet owner Coke.com.

  2. Re:Sad News by REBloomfield · · Score: 0, Troll

    Erm, why is this funny? I note an AC pointed it out and got modded a troll. WTF is up with people today?