Father ofthecomputerage"If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."Sponsoredby IBMHisparentswereGerman"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."He judgedothersrigorouslyAiken diedon March14thHe was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardWas anEntrepreneurMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorFormed aNY basedconsultantfirmHe wasmarried3 timesCommanderin the USNavyReserve“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”He wasan onlychildAiken wasborn onMarch 8thInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.Kicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeAlsocreatedMark II,III, IVRetiredinFloridaGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocksThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)Paved theway for BillGates andothersFather ofthecomputerage"If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."Sponsoredby IBMHisparentswereGerman"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."He judgedothersrigorouslyAiken diedon March14thHe was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardWas anEntrepreneurMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorFormed aNY basedconsultantfirmHe wasmarried3 timesCommanderin the USNavyReserve“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”He wasan onlychildAiken wasborn onMarch 8thInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.Kicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeAlsocreatedMark II,III, IVRetiredinFloridaGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocksThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)Paved theway for BillGates andothers

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