As the 5th richest American in 1984 and the holder of 40 patents and 23 honorary degrees, Dr. An Wang was a computer industry magnate, inventor, and philanthropist who founded the Wang Laboratories that competed successfully against mainframe computers such as IBM in the 1970’s and 1980s. He was admitted to Harvard University after having passed the Chinese Overseas Graduate Exam and became an important figure in the electronics industry. His breakthrough in making magnetic core memory (磁芯体存贮器) devices a viable option for storing data was one of the greatest technical innovations in the last century. His Fortune 500 company became a market leader in desktop calculators, word processors, and IBM compatible mainframe computers. Most of his philanthropy efforts have been devoted to enhancing the understanding between Chinese and Western culture, renovation for Arts, schools, and health care in the greater Boston area.
作为1984年第五富有的美国人，拥有40项专利和23个荣誉学位的王安博士是计算机工业巨头，发明家和慈善家，他创立了《王安实验室》，在20世纪70和80年代成功地与IBM等大型计算机竞争。上世纪40年代中叶他在通过中国海外研究生考试后被哈佛大学接收攻读博士学位研究生，并成为世界电子行业的重要领军人物。 他在制造磁芯存储器设备方面的突破是上个世纪最伟大的技术创新之一。 他的财富500强公司成为桌面计算器，文字处理器和IBM兼容大型计算机的市场领导者。 他的大多数慈善事业都致力于加强中西文化之间的理解，改善波士顿社区的艺术、学校和医疗保健。
