Father ofthecomputerageThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”AlsocreatedMark II,III, IVAiken diedon March14th"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."Commanderin the USNavyReserveAiken wasborn onMarch 8thHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night."If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."Sponsoredby IBMGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocksHe was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardHisparentswereGermanWas anEntrepreneurPaved theway for BillGates andothersHe wasmarried3 timesKicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeHe wasan onlychildMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorRetiredinFloridaHe judgedothersrigorouslyFormed aNY basedconsultantfirmInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineFather ofthecomputerageThe MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”AlsocreatedMark II,III, IVAiken diedon March14th"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."Commanderin the USNavyReserveAiken wasborn onMarch 8thHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night."If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."Sponsoredby IBMGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocksHe was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardHisparentswereGermanWas anEntrepreneurPaved theway for BillGates andothersHe wasmarried3 timesKicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeHe wasan onlychildMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorRetiredinFloridaHe judgedothersrigorouslyFormed aNY basedconsultantfirmInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengine

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