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Ohio's Ham
December 13th, 2010, 04:29 AM
I'd say Hitler; he inadvertently created the pressure to build the ENIAC to calculate mortar arcs.

handy
December 13th, 2010, 04:37 AM
I'd say Hitler; he inadvertently created the pressure to build the ENIAC to calculate mortar arcs.

He gave IBM plenty of work too, as they designed & built the system that tracked all of the prisoners of war including all of the death camps:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/41222/ibm_faces_suit_over_naziera_ties.html

Austin25
December 13th, 2010, 04:43 AM
Alan Turing.

uRock
December 13th, 2010, 04:44 AM
Just had to go political with the first post.

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