Heinz Zemanek
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Heinz Zemanek (actually Heinrich Josef Zemanek) (1 January 1920 – 16 July 2014) was an Austrian computer pioneer who led the development, from 1954 to 1958, of one of the first complete transistorised computers on the European continent.[1] The computer was nicknamed Mailüfterl — Viennese for "May breeze" — in reference to Whirlwind, a computer developed at MIT between 1945 and 1951.
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Heinz Zemanek | |
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Born | (1920-01-01)1 January 1920 Vienna, Austria |
Died | 16 July 2014(2014-07-16) (aged 94) Vienna, Austria |
Alma mater | Vienna University of Technology |
Known for | Mailüfterl, PL/I |
Awards | Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer Scientist |
Institutions | Vienna University of Technology, IBM |
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