Heinz Zemanek
Heinz Zemanek (actually Heinrich Josef Zemanek) (1 January 1920 – 16 July 2014) was an Austrian computer pioneer who led the development, from 1954 to 1958, of one of the first complete transistorised computers on the European continent. The computer was nicknamed Mailüfterl — Viennese for "May breeze" — in reference to Whirlwind, a computer developed at MIT between 1945 and 1951.
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Heinz Zemanek in 2007 | |
| Born | 1 January 1920 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 16 July 2014 (aged 94) Vienna, Austria |
| Alma mater | Vienna University of Technology |
| Known for | Mailüfterl, PL/I |
| Awards | Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Scientist |
| Institutions | Vienna University of Technology, IBM |
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