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Konrad Zuse was born on June 22, 1910 in Berlin, Germany.
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Zuse worked at an aircraft company and spent his weekends building a computer (Z1) in his parent's living room.
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The Z1 computer was the first computer that Zuse created. Although it was seen as unreliable because machine parts would get stuck, it proved to people that the logical design was sound.
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Zuse was called into the military in 1939 and was given resources to help build the Z2 computer.
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Zuse built the Z2 computer which was built from relays and mechanical memory cannibalized from the Z1 computer.
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Konrad Zuse created the Z3 computer. It was considered the first fully functional, digitaal, electromechanical, and programmable computer.
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The Z3 computer was destroyed in an air raid during World War II.
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Konrad Zuse married Gisela Brandes and had five children together.
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Zuse created the Z4 computer at a technical school in Zurich, Switzerland. This computer operated for 10 years.
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Konrad Zuse founded his own computer-manufacturing company. He named in Zuse KG. This company designed and produced a series of innovative specialized computers.
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Zuse was given the Werner von Siemens Award in Germany, which is the most prestigious technical award in Germany
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Konrad Zuse became a professor at the University of Gottingen, Germay.
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Konrad Zuse received a medal from the American Federation of Information Processing Societies
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Konrad Zuse died in Germany at the age of 85.
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Konrad Zuse was named a fellow of the Computer History Museum in California.
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In 2010, it was the 100th anniversary of Zuse's birth. This was celebrated by many exhibitions, workshops, and lectures to remember his life and work.
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