Honeywell, Inc. Plaintiff, -vs- Sperry Rand Corporation and Illinois Scientific Developments, Inc., Defendants. U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Fourth Division. Deposition of Dr. John V. Atanasoff taken by Plaintiff, before Earl G. Anderson and Ward L. Sutfin, Notaries Public, State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin, at 2515 First National Bank Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 11, 1968.
John Gustafson is standing with the replica of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer. John was part of a team from the Department of Computer Science at Iowa State University that built the replica of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer in 1997.
Letter from John V. Atanasoff to Sam Legvold of Iowa State College regarding an invention of interlocking blocks, blocks with guiding projections, and blocks with a sloping face, May 5, 1948. The letter details advice from Atanasoff to Legvold on how to ascertain if his idea of combining several types of blocks constitutes a new invention.
Letter from John V. Atanasoff to Harold V. Gaskill of Iowa State College regarding the Acoustics Division at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory and the purchase of a farm, June 10, 1948. The letter details Atanasoff's future plans for his farm as well as expression of congratulations for the progress Iowa State College is making in the field of atomic research.
Letter from John V. Atanasoff to G. W. Fox of Iowa State College regarding a request for cadmium sulfide crystals, September 30, 1948. The letter details the proper channels to use to obtain cadmium sulfide crystals.
The handwritten description, sketches, and computations for a seeder designed by John V. Atanasoff. The plans are for a seeder that would slip and not break when it becomes clogged.
J.V. Atanasoff's report on how a person's physical capacity affects the use of antiaircraft tracking systems and what design changes can be made to address these issues.
