A history of computing in the twentieth century : a collection of essays : with introductory essay and indexes

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A history of computing in the twentieth century : a collection of essays : with introductory essay and indexes

edited by N. Metropolis, J. Howlett, Gian-Carlo Rota ; [contributors, John Backus ... et al.]

Academic Press, [1985?]

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"Original versions of these papers were presented at the International Research Conference on the History of Computing, held at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL), 10-15 June 1976."--Acknowledgments

"The origins of digital computers: supplementary bibliography, B. Randell": p. 629-659

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A History of Computing in the Twentieth Century focuses on the advancements in the processes, methodologies, programs, and techniques in computing. The selection first elaborates on computing developments in Cambridge, U.S.A., pioneering work on computers at Bletchley, and the COLOSSUS. Discussions focus on secrecy and priority, the first COLOSSUS, MARK II COLOSSUS, postwar developments in computing, and the HEATH ROBINSON project. The text then ponders on Turing's work at the National Physical Laboratory and the construction of Pilot ACE, DEUCE, and ACE, the Smithsonian Computer History Project, and programming in America. Topics include origins of FORTRAN, optimization techniques in FORTRAN, DEUCE computer, and the Pilot ACE. The book takes a look at the development of programming in the USSR, advancement of programming languages, and reflections on the evolution of algorithmic language. The book also examines the computer development at Manchester University, the sieve process, MANIAC project, and the ENIAC project. The selection is a valuable reference for computer science experts and researchers interested in the development of computing.

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List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Introductory Essay Part I Introduction We Would Know What They Thought When They Did It Historiography: A Perspective for Computer Scientists Part II The Human Side Computer Developments 1935-1955, as Seen from Cambridge, U.S.A. Pioneering Work on Computers at Bletchley The COLOSSUS Von Neumann: The Interaction of Mathematics and Computing Turing's Work at the National Physical Laboratory and the Construction of Pilot ACE, DEUCE, and ACE The Smithsonian Computer History Project and Some Personal Recollections Part III The Languages Programming in America in the 1950s-Some Personal Impressions The Early Development of Programming in the USSR The Early Development of Programming Languages Reflections on the Evolution of Algorithmic Language Part IV The Machines Computer Development at the Institute for Advanced Study From ENIAC to the Stored-Program Computer: Two Revolutions in Computers Computer Development at Argonne National Laboratory The ORDVAC and the ILLIAC WHIRLWIND Reminiscences of Oak Ridge Computer Development at IBM The SWAC: The National Bureau of Standards Western Automatic Computer Computer Development at Manchester University A History of the Sieve Process The MANIAC Early Research on Computers at RCA Memories of the Bureau of Standards' SEAC Early Computers The Start of an ERA: Engineering Research Associates, Inc., 1946-1955 Early Programming Developments in Cambridge Part V The Places Between Zuse and Rutishauser-The Early Development of Digital Computing in Central Europe The ENIAC The ENIAC Computers in the University of London, 1945-1962 A Programmer's Early Memories Early History of Computing in Japan From Mechanical Linkages to Electronic Computers: Recollections from Czechoslovakia Central European Prehistory of Computing Some Remarks on the History of Computing in Germany The Origins of Digital Computers: Supplementary Bibliography General Index Index of Claimed Firsts and Inventions Index of Names

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