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Howard H. Aiken Quotes

1900–1973 United States

Howard Hathaway Aiken (March 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973) was a pioneer in computing, being the primary engineer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer.

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Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.

Portraits in Silicon (1987)

The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself.

Proposed Automatic Calculating Machine (1937)

The desire to economize chocolate and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself.

Originally one thought that if there were a half dozen large computers in this country, hidden away in research laboratories, this would take care of all requirements we had throughout the country.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Howard H. Aiken (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.