Analogue Alternative The Electronic Analogue Computer in Britain and the USA, 1930-1975

Name: Analogue Alternative The Electronic Analogue Computer in Britain and the USA, 1930-1975
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ISBN: 9780415271196

ISBN-10: 0415271193

ISBN-13: 9780415271196

Edition: 2002

Authors: James S. Small

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From the late 1940's to the 1970's, analogue technology was seen as a genuine alternative to the digital computer, and the two competing approaches ran parallel with each other.The Analogue Alternativedescribes and analyzes the development, commercialization and ultimate decline of the electronic analogue computer in the USA and Britain.

Book details

List price: $260.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 9/27/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.37" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Introduction



Analogue Computing Devices in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries



The Origins, Form and Function of Electronic Analogue Devices and Computers, 1937-1950



Electronic Analogue Computer Development, 1945-1955: Military Programmes, Aeronautics and Electronics



Commercialisation, Hybridisation and Competition: the Electronic and Hybrid Computer Industry in the USA, 1945-1975



The Origins, Commericialisation and Decline of Electronic Analogue and Hybrid Computing in Britain, 1945-1975



Electronic Analogue Computers and Engineering Culture



Negotiating a Place for Electronic Analogue Computers: the Analogue Versus Digital Debate


Conclusion