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.
A drawing of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer showing the drum covers removed. The ABC Computer was built in Physics Hall (Physics Building) at Iowa State University.
The Atanasoff-Berry Computer was completed in 1942 in the basement of Physics Hall at Iowa State University. It was about the size of a desk and weighed more than 700 lbs.
John Vincent Atanasoff is standing next to the Iowa State University mascot, Cy. Dr. Atanasoff is an honored guest at VEISHEA being recognized for his achievement in building the first electronic digital computer in 1930s and early 1940s.
The final report on the application of using punched card equipment to aid in the analysis of complex spectra. The report was co-authored by John V. Atanasoff and A.E. Brandt, who were both assistant professors of mathematics and physics at Iowa State College.
The Iowa Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin 166 titled A mechanical device for the solution of equations involving the Laplacian operator, written by Glenn Murphy and John V. Atanasoff, 1949. The bulletin describes the construction and operation of a device called the Laplaciometer.