About Howard H. Aiken
Howard Hathaway Aiken was an American physicist and a pioneer in computing. He was the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I, the United States' first programmable computer. He founded Howard Aiken Industries Incorporated, which was a consulting firm that helped failing businesses recover. This became a starting ground to future computer scientists, many of whom did doctoral dissertations under Aiken. In addition, Aiken became a consultant for companies such as Lockheed Martin and Monsanto.
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