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John V. Atanasoff letter to the Iowa State College Research Council regarding the mechanization of mathematical equations and a request for grant money, March 24, 1939 Item Info
- Title:
- John V. Atanasoff letter to the Iowa State College Research Council regarding the mechanization of mathematical equations and a request for grant money, March 24, 1939
- Creator (Person):
- Atanasoff, John V. (John Vincent)
- Date Created:
- 1939-03-24
- Description:
- Letter from John V. Atanasoff to the Iowa State College Research Council regarding the mechanization of mathematical equations and a request for grant money, March 24, 1939. The letter details Atanasoff's idea to mechanize linear algebraic equations and also requests grant money to help in the building the computing machine.
- Subject (Topic):
- Inventions Computers Electronic digital computers Differential-algebraic equations
- Location:
- Iowa--Ames Iowa--Story County Iowa
- Language:
- eng
- Source:
- John Vincent Atanasoff papers
- Call Number:
- RS 13/20/51
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9p206
- Contributing Institution:
- Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
- Publisher:
- Iowa State University. Library
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Digital Collection Title:
- John Vincent Atanasoff collection
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cr5nc2z
- Identifier:
- atanasoff2756
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tm2q
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "John V. Atanasoff letter to the Iowa State College Research Council regarding the mechanization of mathematical equations and a request for grant money, March 24, 1939", John Vincent Atanasoff Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tm2q
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by U.S. copyright and related rights. It is being made available by Iowa State University as its rights-holder for noncommercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for noncommercial use so long as attribution is provided. All other uses require permission from Special Collections and University Archives.