Moving Targets. Elliott Automation and the dawn of the computer age in Britain, 1947-67
Details:
- Author(s) Lavington, Simon H
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2011
- Pages 722pp
- Publisher Springer London
- Place Published London
Topics:
- Name Innovation, diffusion & invention, inc technology & products
- Name Acquisition, takeover, merger, etc, activity exc competition issues
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Scholarly work by a professor of computer science. Charts the development and take up of information technology in Britain by the state and industry through the experience of a leading UK computer supplier, Elliott Automation. Focuses on technical developments but includes much on the commercial environment and the mergers in British computing industry to form ICL. Has chapters: 'The Navy comes to Borehamwood'; 'A glint on the horizon'; 'The secret digit'; 'Analogue expertise'; 'NRDC and the market'; 'Process control and automation: the Bagrit vision'; 'Automation - the machines and the applications'; 'Software and applications at Borehamwood'; 'NCR, the 405 and commercial data processing'; 'Evolution of Elliott computer architectures'; 'EARS and aerials - Elliott’s radar achievements'; 'Airborne computing system developments at Elliott Automation, 1958-88'; 'Mergers, takeovers and dispersals'; 'The end of the line'Charts the development and take up