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Konrad Zuse

Also Known As Zuse
Computer Systems Organization

Konrad Ernst Otto Zuse was a German civil engineer, pioneering computer scientist, inventor and businessman. His greatest achievement was the world's first programmable computer, the functional program-controlled Turing-complete Z3, which became operational in May 1941. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1910 1
Birth Date
1910-06-22 2
Death Year
1995 1
Death Date
1995-12-18 2
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Invented

Zuse Z1, Systems

Konrad Zuse designed and built the Zuse Z1 in his parents' home, 1936 to 1938.

Zuse Z3, Systems

Konrad Zuse built the Zuse Z3 in Berlin in 1941, generally recognized as the first working programmable, fully automatic digital computer.

Source Wikipedia: Konrad Zuse
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1. Wikipedia: Konrad Zuse
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    Konrad Ernst Otto Zuse ... (22 June 1910-18 December 1995) was a German civil engineer, pioneering computer scientist, inventor and businessman. His greatest achievement was the world's first programmable computer; the functional program-controlled Turing-complete Z3 became operational in May 1941.
  • Infobox, Born
    22 June 1910
  • Infobox, Died
    18 December 1995
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2. Konrad Zuse (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Zuse
    Zuse
  • Wikidata P166: Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • Wikidata P166: Cothenius Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Cothenius Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: Ernst Reuter Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Ernst Reuter Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: honorary citizen of Hoyerswerda
    Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary citizen of Hoyerswerda.
  • Wikidata P166: Philip Morris Research Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Philip Morris Research Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Harry H. Goode Memorial Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Harry H. Goode Memorial Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Konrad Zuse Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Konrad Zuse Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille.
  • Wikidata P166: Wilhelm Leuschner Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Wilhelm Leuschner Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: Computer History Museum Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer History Museum Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
  • Wikidata P166: honorary doctor of ETH Zürich
    Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctor of ETH Zürich.
  • Wikidata P166: Wilhelm Exner Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Wilhelm Exner Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: Werner von Siemens Ring
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Werner von Siemens Ring.
  • P569 (date of birth): 1910-06-22
    1910-06-22
  • P570 (date of death): 1995-12-18
    1995-12-18
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