He wasan onlychild"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book.""If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."Sponsoredby IBMGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocksAiken wasborn onMarch 8thHisparentswereGermanRetiredinFloridaMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculator“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”Paved theway for BillGates andothersFormed aNY basedconsultantfirmHe judgedothersrigorouslyThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)Father ofthecomputerageHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.He was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianAlsocreatedMark II,III, IVAiken diedon March14thKicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineCommanderin the USNavyReserveReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardWas anEntrepreneurHe wasmarried3 timesHe wasan onlychild"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book.""If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."Sponsoredby IBMGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocksAiken wasborn onMarch 8thHisparentswereGermanRetiredinFloridaMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculator“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”Paved theway for BillGates andothersFormed aNY basedconsultantfirmHe judgedothersrigorouslyThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)Father ofthecomputerageHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.He was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianAlsocreatedMark II,III, IVAiken diedon March14thKicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineCommanderin the USNavyReserveReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardWas anEntrepreneurHe wasmarried3 times

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