Wang'an, Penghu

Wang-an Township (Chinese: 望安鄉; pinyin: Wàng'ān Xiāng) is a rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan. It is the second smallest township after Qimei Township in Penghu County.

Geography

It is located at the southern sea of Penghu. There are nineteen islets with nine villages on six of islets. Four village on the main island while others are on their own islet.

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Transportation

The township is served by Wang-an Airport.

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An Wang

Dr. An Wang (Chinese: 王安; pinyin: Wáng Ān; February 7, 1920 – March 24, 1990) was a Chinese American computer engineer and inventor, and co-founder of computer company Wang Laboratories, which was known primarily for its dedicated word processing machines. An Wang was an important contributor to the development of magnetic core memory.

Early life and career

A native of Kunshan County in Suzhou Prefecture, he was born in Shanghai, China, and graduated from Jiao Tong University with a degree in electrical engineering in 1940. He immigrated to the United States in June 1945 to attend Harvard University for graduate school, earning a PhD in applied physics in 1948. After graduation, he worked at Harvard with Dr Howard Aiken on the design of the Mark IV, Aiken's first fully electronic computer. Wang co-invented the pulse transfer controlling device with Way-Dong Woo, a schoolmate from China who fell ill before their patent was issued. The new device implemented write-after-read which made magnetic core memory possible. Harvard reduced its commitment to computer research in 1951, prompting Wang to start his own engineering business.