The MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)Aiken diedon March14thHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.Aiken wasborn onMarch 8th"If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."He wasmarried3 timesHe wasan onlychildHe judgedothersrigorouslyHisparentswereGerman“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”Kicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradePaved theway for BillGates andothersSponsoredby IBMGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocksFather ofthecomputerageAlsocreatedMark II,III, IV"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."RetiredinFloridaHe was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianFormed aNY basedconsultantfirmReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardCommanderin the USNavyReserveWas anEntrepreneurInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)Aiken diedon March14thHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.Aiken wasborn onMarch 8th"If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."He wasmarried3 timesHe wasan onlychildHe judgedothersrigorouslyHisparentswereGerman“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”Kicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradePaved theway for BillGates andothersSponsoredby IBMGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocksFather ofthecomputerageAlsocreatedMark II,III, IV"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."RetiredinFloridaHe was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianFormed aNY basedconsultantfirmReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardCommanderin the USNavyReserveWas anEntrepreneurInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculator

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