He went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.His parentswere German,but hisnationality isAmerican."If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."Aiken wasborn onMarch 8th,1900 inHoboken NJAlsocreatedMark II,III, IV“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”Was anEntrepreneurHe wasmarried3 times"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."He was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocksReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardHe wasan onlychildInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineHe judgedothersrigorouslyMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorCommanderin the USNavyReservePaved theway for BillGates andothersSponsoredby IBMAiken diedon March14th,1973The MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)Father ofthecomputerageFormed aNY basedconsultantfirmKicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th gradeHe went toschool duringthe day andworked 8 hoursin the night.His parentswere German,but hisnationality isAmerican."If Babbage hadlived seventy-fiveyears later I wouldhave been out of ajob."Aiken wasborn onMarch 8th,1900 inHoboken NJAlsocreatedMark II,III, IV“Don't worry aboutpeople stealing anidea. If its anoriginal, you willhave to ram itdown theirthroats.”Was anEntrepreneurHe wasmarried3 times"There’s myeducation incomputers, rightthere; this is thewhole thing,everything I tookout of a book."He was aPhysicist,Electricalengineer, and aMathematicianGot so boredat work thathe learnedhow to knitsocksReceiveda Ph. D.fromHarvardHe wasan onlychildInspired byCharlesBabbage'sdifferenceengineHe judgedothersrigorouslyMark I:world’s firstprogram-controlledcalculatorCommanderin the USNavyReservePaved theway for BillGates andothersSponsoredby IBMAiken diedon March14th,1973The MarkI washuge (51ft x 8 ft)Father ofthecomputerageFormed aNY basedconsultantfirmKicked hisdad out ofthe house in8th grade

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 went to school during the day and worked 8 hours in the night.
  2. His parents were German, but his nationality is American.
  3. "If Babbage had lived seventy-five years later I would have been out of a job."
  4. Aiken was born on March 8th, 1900 in Hoboken NJ
  5. Also created Mark II, III, IV
  6. “Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If its an original, you will have to ram it down their throats.”
  7. Was an Entrepreneur
  8. He was married 3 times
  9. "There’s my education in computers, right there; this is the whole thing, everything I took out of a book."
  10. He was a Physicist, Electrical engineer, and a Mathematician
  11. Got so bored at work that he learned how to knit socks
  12. Received a Ph. D. from Harvard
  13. He was an only child
  14. Inspired by Charles Babbage's difference engine
  15. He judged others rigorously
  16. Mark I: world’s first program-controlled calculator
  17. Commander in the US Navy Reserve
  18. Paved the way for Bill Gates and others
  19. Sponsored by IBM
  20. Aiken died on March 14th, 1973
  21. The Mark I was huge (51 ft x 8 ft)
  22. Father of the computer age
  23. Formed a NY based consultant firm
  24. Kicked his dad out of the house in 8th grade