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Konrad Zuse

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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
Award
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2
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Cothenius Medal 2
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Ernst Reuter Medal 2
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honorary citizen of Hoyerswerda 2
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Philip Morris Research Prize 2
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Harry H. Goode Memorial Award 2
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Konrad Zuse Medal 2
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Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille 2
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Wilhelm Leuschner Medal 2
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Computer History Museum Fellow 2
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Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art 2
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honorary doctor of ETH Zürich 2
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Wilhelm Exner Medal 2
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Werner von Siemens Ring 2
Konrad Zuse
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Source Wikidata: Plankalkül
Additional Source Wikipedia: Konrad ZuseInfobox: known_for
Z22, Systems
Source Z22 (Wikipedia)
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.

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Z2 (computer), Systems
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Z4 (computer), Systems
Source Wikipedia: Z4 (computer)

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1. Wikipedia: Konrad Zuse
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    Konrad Ernst Otto Zuse (; German: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈtsuːzə]; 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
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead paragraph
  • Invented: Plankalkül, Infobox: known_for
    Z3 (computer), Z3, Z4 (computer), Z4, Plankalkül, Calculating Space (cf. digital physics), Montagestraße SRS 72, Helixturm
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2. Wikidata: Konrad Zuse
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Wikipedia: Z4 (computer)
Invented By: Z4 (computer), Lead paragraph [invented]
Quote, Invented By: Z4 (computer), Lead paragraph [invented]
It was designed, and manufactured by early computer scientist Konrad Zuse's company Zuse Apparatebau
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Z2 (computer) (Wikipedia)
Invented By: Z2 (computer), Lead
Quote, Invented By: Z2 (computer), Lead
completed by Konrad Zuse in 1940
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Z22 (Wikipedia)
Invented: Z22, Intro, lead sentence
Quote, Invented: Z22, Intro, lead sentence
Konrad Zuse
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  • Invented: Breadth-First Search, History section
    BFS and its application in finding connected components of graphs were invented in 1945 by Konrad Zuse
  • Credited: Breadth-First Search, History section
    BFS and its application in finding connected components of graphs were invented in 1945 by Konrad Zuse
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