An Wang
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Wang Laboratories, a firm co-founded by Chinese-American engineer An Wang, became well-known for its word processing machines.[1] Magnetic-core memory's development was significantly advanced by An Wang's work.[1]
Key facts and history
In 1984, Forbes estimated Wang as the fifth richest American, with his family owning about 55 percent of company stock.[2] During his post-graduate career at Harvard, An Wang collaborated with Howard Aiken on the Mark IV computer's design.[1] Together with Way-Dong Woo, An Wang invented a pulse transfer controlling device that enabled write-after-read functionality for magnetic core memory.[3]
What the cited sources add
The Boston Globe account notes that at the 1983 dedication of the Wang Center, An Wang insisted his wife Lorraine "fired the first shot" to make the project possible.[4] Lorraine Wang's son Frederick stated that without her, the family would not have gotten involved with the Wang Center.[4] Her son Courtney said his mother later acknowledged her significant role in the initial Wang Center contribution.[4] Lorraine Wang told Courtney to remind others that she made their father support the Wang Center.[4]
She was born in Shanghai on June 26, 1920, and attended McTyeire School, a premier girls' elementary school.[4] She met An Wang at a party and they married on July 10, 1949.[4] A quotes website attributes to Wang the aphorism "Success is more a function of consistent common sense than of genius".[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "An Wang" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Immigrant who revolutionized computer industry dies at 70", Deseret News, March 25, 1990, p. A11 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "An Wang" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Oliver, "An Wang; Founded Computer Company", Los Angeles Times, 1990-03-25 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "An Wang" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "王安（An Wang）：王安公司创始人"; "巨商王安：上海交大高材生 在哈佛大学深造（6）" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Marquard, "Lorraine Wang, 95, philanthropist who helped establish Wang Center", Boston Globe, March 7, 2016. facts only, no text reused. bostonglobe.com
- "Famous Quotes by An Wang (3 Quotations) – Famous Quotes", www.famous-quotes.com. facts only, no text reused. famous-quotes.com
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- Wikipedia: An Wang (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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