Inspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorAlsocreatedMark II,III, IVFather ofthecomputerageWas anEntrepreneurThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)Got so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocks“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”"If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."He wasan onlychildHe judgedothersrigorouslyHisparentswereGermanKicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeRetiredinFloridaAiken diedon March14thAiken wasborn onMarch 8thSponsoredby IBMHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.Paved theway for BillGates andothersHe was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianFormed aNY basedconsultantfirm"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."He wasmarried3 timesReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardCommanderin the USNavyReserveInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorAlsocreatedMark II,III, IVFather ofthecomputerageWas anEntrepreneurThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)Got so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocks“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”"If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."He wasan onlychildHe judgedothersrigorouslyHisparentswereGermanKicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeRetiredinFloridaAiken diedon March14thAiken wasborn onMarch 8thSponsoredby IBMHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.Paved theway for BillGates andothersHe was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianFormed aNY basedconsultantfirm"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."He wasmarried3 timesReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardCommanderin the USNavyReserve

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