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An Wang

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An Wang

Birth
China
Death
24 Mar 1990 (aged 70)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot
At the intersection of Crabapple Way and Dogwood Way
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Inventor. He was the inventor of the magnetic pulse controlling device, a basis for magnetic core memory. Without his invention, there would have been no computer storage revolution because up until then, storage was always volatile. He also was the creator of word processing as well as a pioneer of the electronic calculator. He is one of the most prolific of American inventors and also was given a medal by President Reagan. He founded WANG Laboratories of Tewksbury Massachusetts and Lowell Massachusetts.
Inventor. He was the inventor of the magnetic pulse controlling device, a basis for magnetic core memory. Without his invention, there would have been no computer storage revolution because up until then, storage was always volatile. He also was the creator of word processing as well as a pioneer of the electronic calculator. He is one of the most prolific of American inventors and also was given a medal by President Reagan. He founded WANG Laboratories of Tewksbury Massachusetts and Lowell Massachusetts.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Feb 11, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8453/an-wang: accessed ), memorial page for An Wang (7 Feb 1920–24 Mar 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8453, citing Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.