Makin' Numbers: Howard Aiken and the Computer

(Part of the History of Computing Series and History of Computing Series)

By: Thomas L. Floyd

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This collection of technical essays and reminiscences is a companion to I. Bernard Cohen's biography Howard Aiken: Portrait of a Computer Pioneer. After an overview by Cohen, Part I presents the complete publication of Aiken's 1937 proposal for an automatic calculating machine, later realized as the Mark I, as well as recollections by the chief engineer in charge of construction of Mark II, Robert Campbell, and the programmer of Mark I, Richard Bloch...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0133984885

ISBN13:9780262032636

Release Date:June 1999

Publisher:MIT Press (MA)

Length:320 Pages

Weight:4.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Computers Computers & Technology History Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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Makin' Numbers: Howard Aiken and the Computer

(Part of the History of Computing Series and History of Computing Series)

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