HisparentswereGermanAlsocreatedMark II,III, IV"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."Was anEntrepreneurReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardAiken wasborn onMarch 8thCommanderin the USNavyReserveHe judgedothersrigorouslyInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.He was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianPaved theway for BillGates andothersAiken diedon March14thKicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeHe wasmarried3 timesRetiredinFloridaFather ofthecomputerageSponsoredby IBMFormed aNY basedconsultantfirm"If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."Mark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocks“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”He wasan onlychildThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)HisparentswereGermanAlsocreatedMark II,III, IV"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."Was anEntrepreneurReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardAiken wasborn onMarch 8thCommanderin the USNavyReserveHe judgedothersrigorouslyInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.He was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianPaved theway for BillGates andothersAiken diedon March14thKicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeHe wasmarried3 timesRetiredinFloridaFather ofthecomputerageSponsoredby IBMFormed aNY basedconsultantfirm"If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."Mark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocks“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”He wasan onlychildThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)

Howard Hathaway Aiken - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. His parents were German
  2. Also created Mark II, III, IV
  3. "There’s my education in computers, right there; this is the whole thing, everything I took out of a book."
  4. Was an Entrepreneur
  5. Received a Ph. D. from Harvard
  6. Aiken was born on March 8th
  7. Commander in the US Navy Reserve
  8. He judged others rigorously
  9. Inspired by Charles Babbage's difference engine
  10. He went to school during the day and worked 8 hours in the night.
  11. He was a Physicist, Electrical engineer, and a Mathematician
  12. Paved the way for Bill Gates and others
  13. Aiken died on March 14th
  14. Kicked his dad out of the house in 8th grade
  15. He was married 3 times
  16. Retired in Florida
  17. Father of the computer age
  18. Sponsored by IBM
  19. Formed a NY based consultant firm
  20. "If Babbage had lived seventy-five years later I would have been out of a job."
  21. Mark I: world’s first program-controlled calculator
  22. Got so bored at work that he learned how to knit socks
  23. “Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If its an original, you will have to ram it down their throats.”
  24. He was an only child
  25. The Mark I was huge (51 ft x 8 ft)