Clifford Berry

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Clifford Berry
Born(1918-04-19)April 19, 1918
Gladbrook, Iowa, US
DiedOctober 30, 1963(1963-10-30) (aged 45)
New York City, US
Alma materIowa State College
Known forAtanasoff–Berry computer
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
Doctoral advisorJohn Vincent Atanasoff

Clifford Edward Berry (April 19, 1918 – October 30, 1963) was an American computer scientist who helped John Vincent Atanasoff create the first digital electronic computer in 1939, the Atanasoff–Berry computer (ABC).[1]

Biography

Clifford Berry was born April 19, 1918, in Gladbrook, Iowa, to Fred and Grace Berry.[2] His father owned an appliance repair shop, where he was able to learn about radios.[2] He graduated from Marengo High School in Marengo, Iowa, in 1934 as the class valedictorian at age 16.[3] He went on to study at Iowa State College (now known as Iowa State University), eventually earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1939 and followed by his master's degree in physics in 1941.[3]

In 1942, he married an ISU classmate and Atanasoff's secretary, Martha Jean Reed.[2]

By 1948, he earned his PhD in physics from Iowa State University.[3]

He died in 1963, attributed to "possible suicide".[4]

References

  1. ^ Sawyer, Tom (January 10, 2009). "Burroughs 205 HomePage". tjsawyer.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. The 30-103 Electrical Computer was designed to help spectrophotometer technicians and scientists with their analytical calculations. . . . The computer on display was built in 1949.
  2. ^ a b c "Famous Iowans – Clifford Berry". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  3. ^ a b c "Computer Pioneers – Clifford Edward Berry". IEEE Computer Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2012. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. ^ "Computer Pioneers - Clifford Edward Berry".
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