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Wang, An
Born: 1920 AD
Died: 1990 AD, at 70 years of age.
Nationality: Chinese
Categories: Businessmen, Industrialist, Inventor
Died: 1990 AD, at 70 years of age.
Nationality: Chinese
Categories: Businessmen, Industrialist, Inventor
1920 - Born on February 7th in Shanghai, China. Invented Magnetic Core Memory, pulse transfer controlling device.
1949 - Married to Lorraine Wang.
- An Wang introduced his first computer product.
1951 - Founded Wang Laboratories with $15,000.
1954 - An Wang emigrated from China and became a US citizen.
1955 - Awarded patent for a pulse transfer controlling device that made the magnetic core possible.
1965 - Introduced LOCI the first calculator that produces a logarithm in one single keystroke.
1990 - Died on March 24th in Boston.
1949 - Married to Lorraine Wang.
- An Wang introduced his first computer product.
1951 - Founded Wang Laboratories with $15,000.
1954 - An Wang emigrated from China and became a US citizen.
1955 - Awarded patent for a pulse transfer controlling device that made the magnetic core possible.
1965 - Introduced LOCI the first calculator that produces a logarithm in one single keystroke.
1990 - Died on March 24th in Boston.
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