doctoral_advisor death_place death_date birth_place nationality fields birth_date known_for article_title alma_mater
john vincent atanasoff new york city 30 october 1963 gladbrook , iowa american electrical engineering 19 april 1918 atanasoff-berry computer clifford berry
 iowa state college
clifford berry

clifford edward berry -lrb- april 19 , 1918 -- october 30 , 1963 -rrb- helped john vincent atanasoff create the first digital electronic computer in 1939 , the atanasoff -- berry computer -lrb- abc -rrb- .
