Computers and commerce : a study of technology and management at Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company, Engineering Research Associates, and Remington Rand, 1946-1957 /

The history of a crucial decade in the early development of digital technology, focusing on both technical and business issues at two key firms. Between 1946 and 1957 computing went from a preliminary, developmental stage to more widespread use accompanied by the beginnings of the digital computer i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Norberg, Arthur L. (Arthur Lawrence), 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2005.
Colección:History of computing.
Temas:
Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History.
Engineering Research Associates > History.
Remington Rand, Inc. > History.
Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Engineering Research Associates.
Remington Rand, Inc.
Universidad Sergio Arboleda
Geschichte 1946-1957.
Electronic digital computers > History.
Computer industry > History.
Ordinateurs > Histoire.
Informatique > Industrie > Histoire.
COMPUTERS > Machine Theory.
COMPUTERS > Computer Engineering.
COMPUTERS > Hardware > General.
Computer industry.
Electronic digital computers.
Computerindustrie
USA
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology
COMPUTER SCIENCE/General
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The founding of Engineering Research Associates, Incorporated
  • 2. Research on the commercial frontier of computer machinery : the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation
  • 3. Research on the commercial frontier of computing machinery : Engineering Research Associates, Inc.
  • 4. Always a dollar short and a day late
  • 5. Remington Rand Computing : integrating EMCC and ERA into the parent company
  • Conclusion : a new view of EMCC and ERA and their contributions.

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