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Howard Aiken

Howard Aiken

Portrait of a Computer Pioneer

by I. Bernard CohenWilliam Aspray and Thomas J. Misa
Paperback
Publication Date: 25/08/2000

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Howard Hathaway Aiken (1900-1973) was a major figure of the early digital era. He is best known for his first machine, the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator or Harvard Mark I, conceived in 1937 and put into operation in 1944. He also made contributions to the development of applications for the new machines and to the creation of a university curriculum for computer science. This biography of Aiken offers an introduction to Aiken and his times. The author argues for Aiken's significance as a shaper of the computer world.
ISBN:
9780262531795
9780262531795
Category:
Biography: general
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
25-08-2000
Language:
English
Publisher:
MIT Press Ltd
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
412
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x20mm
Weight:
0.57kg

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