Analogue Alternative. A socio-economic history of the electronic analogue computer in Britain and the USA, 1930-1975
Details:
- Author(s) Small, James S
- Publication type Dissertation, PhD
- Year published 1994
- Pages
- Publisher University of Manchester
- Place Published Manchester
Topics:
- Name Comparative international studies
Countries:
- United States
Library:
- Name Manchester University John Rylands Library
- City Manchester
- County Greater Manchester
- Country England
- Postcode M3 3EH
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Notes:
See the writer's 'The Analogue Alternative. The electronic analogue computer in Britain and the USA, 1930-1975', Routledge, 2001. Describes and analyses the development, commercialization and decline of the electronic analogue computer in Britain and the USA, notably the crucial role of military requirements and associated funding and also, more generally, its use in engineering design. Considers the parallel development over 30 years of the digital computer as a rival and ultimately successful technology