What part of the ABC's name honors Atanasoff's assistant?
A' for Atanasoff
B' for Berry
C' for Calculation
Computer
Answer
The letter "B" in the name "ABC" honors John Vincent Atanasoff's assistant, Clifford E. Berry. Berry was a physics graduate student at Iowa State University who worked closely with Atanasoff on the development of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC), the world's first electronic digital computer. Berry's contributions to the ABC included designing and building much of the computer's circuitry and assisting with the programming.
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