'Aspects of Anglo American transfer of computer technology. The formative years, 1930s-1960' in D Jeremy (ed), Transfer of International Technology. Europe, Japan and the USA in the twentieth century
Details:
- Author(s) Tweedale, Geoffrey
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 1992
- Pages pp90-117
- Publisher Edward Elgar
- Place Published Aldershot
Topics:
- Name Transfer of technology, processes, management techniques, etc
Countries:
- United States
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Deals with the two-way technology transfer in the 20th century between Britain / USA dealing especially in the then relatively neglected area of the transfer from Britain. Has sections: 'Developments before the Second World War'; 'The Second World War and the advent of the stored-program digital computer'; 'Manchester University Mark 1'; 'Cambridge University EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator)'; 'The NPL Pilot Age (Automatic Computing Engine)'; 'A D Booth and the ARC (Automatic Relay Computer)'; 'The Anglo-American computer race'