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principal papers hardwareMagnetic Core Memory, pulse transfer controlling device software keywords see also related subjects |
Achievement
Invented Magnetic Core Memory, pulse transfer controlling device Biography An Wang emigrated from china in 1945. He became a US citizen in 1954. Founded Wang Labs with $15.000 in 1951
He married with Lorraine Wang in 1949
Chronology1948 PhD for applied physics Harvard University 1951 Founded Wang Labs 1955 Awarded patent for a pulse transfer controlling device that made the magnetic core possible, which he also invented 1965 Introduced LOCI the first calculator that produces a logarithm in one single keystroke Honors and awards
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Footnotes & References
1 | pictures scanned from An Wangs autobiography |
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