Aiken (jan 1, 1900 – jan 1, 1973)
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a Harvard professor with the backing of IBM built the Harvard Mark I computer (51ft long) in 1944. The first operational general-purpose electro-mechanical computer it was based on relays (operate in milliseconds) as opposed to the use of gears. It required 3 seconds for a multiplication.
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