Daily Staff Writer

ABC makes stop in Waterloo today

The Atanasoff-Berry Computer replica will be making another stop today on its tour around Iowa.

The ABC replica, the first digital computer, and Iowa State President Martin Jischke will be in Waterloo today.

The authentic working replica will be on display from 5 to 7 p.m. at an ISU Alumni Association reception at the Grout Museum.

The reception is open to the public.

Jischke, who has several speaking engagements in Waterloo, will be speak to the Waterloo Rotary at 11:50 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Convention Center.

During his speech he will discuss the role ISU plays in Iowa’s economic development.

Jischke will also speak to Waterloo East High School students at 1:15 p.m.

The original ABC was invented by John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at ISU during 1939-42.

Work on the original ABC was interrupted by World War II. The ABC was never patented and eventually scavenged for parts.

The replica was built to honor Atanasoff and Berry.

The replica was constructed over the past three years by a team of scientists, technicians and students at Ames Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy facility at ISU.

Waterloo is the seventh stop on the replica’s Iowa tour.

It has been displayed in Ames, Ottumwa, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, the Quad Cities and Sioux City.

It’s formal unveiling was Oct. 8 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

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Tuberculosis screenings

Measles immunizations, which must be current for all ISU students, will be held on the first floor of the Student Health Center this week.

The immunization costs $23 and may be placed on students’ university bills.

In addition, tuberculosis skin testing is required for all international students at ISU.

Students may be tested on the first floor of the Student Health Center on March 24 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Both measles immunizations and tuberculosis testing requirements may be met during the same visit.