An Wang Patented Pulse Transfer Controlling Devices

An Wang was born in Shanghai, China. He immigrated to the United States in 1945 and received his Ph.D. in applied physics from Harvard University in 1948. He founded Wang Laboratories in 1951 to develop specialty electronic devices. Dr. Wang is responsible for the original development of the basic components and systems of digital computing machines. He held more than 35 patents, revolutionizing the information processing industry. Dr. Wang was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1988.