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heinz zemanek in 2007 16 july 2014 vienna , austria vienna university of technology , ibm vienna , austria 250px computer scientist 1 january 1920 mailüfterl , pl/i austrian 1st class -lrb- 2005 -rrb- cross of honour for science and art , heinz zemanek jku 2007.jpg heinz zemanek
 heinz zemanek vienna university of technology
heinz zemanek

heinz zemanek -lrb- 1 january 1920 -- 16 july 2014 -rrb- was an austrian computer pioneer who in 1955 developed the first complete transistorised computer on the european continent .
the computer was named mailüfterl -- german for `` may breeze '' -- in reference to whirlwind , a computer developed at mit between 1945 and 1951 .
