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Early Scientific Computing in Britain (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,432
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Early Scientific Computing in Britain (Hardcover): Mary Croarken

Early Scientific Computing in Britain (Hardcover)

Mary Croarken

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This book is a study of how scientific computation developed in British universities, the scientific civil service, and the armed services during the period 1900-1950. It describes the emergence of computing laboratories in Britain, along with the machines and personalities involved. British computational work is examined from an organizational perspective and the concept of centralized computing power is discussed. Computing methods used up to the 1950s ranged from the use of mathematical tables, via slide rules and other mathematical instruments, to desk calculating machines, accounting machines, differential analysers, and early computers.

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Imprint: Clarendon Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 1990
Authors: Mary Croarken
Dimensions: 237 x 163 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-853748-9
Categories: Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology
Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General
Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General
LSN: 0-19-853748-4
Barcode: 9780198537489

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