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The Origins of Digital Computers

Selected Papers

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  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. Brian Randell

    1. Computing Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

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Part of the book series: Monographs in Computer Science (MCS)

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • David Gries
      Pages 1-7

  3. Analytical Engines

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-18
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    2. On the Mathematical Powers of the Calculating Engine

      • Charles Babbage
      Pages 19-54

    3. Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor Cayley, Dr. Farr, 2.2. Mr. J. W. L. Glaisher, Dr. Pole, Professor Fuller, Professor A. B. W. Kennedy, Professor Clifford, and Mr. C. W. Merrifield, appointed to consider the advisability and to estimate the expense of constructing Mr. Babbage’s Analytical Machine, and of printing Tables by its means.

      • C. W. Merrifield
      Pages 55-65

    4. Babbage’s Analytical Engine

      • H. P. Babbage
      Pages 67-70

    5. On a Proposed Analytical Machine

      • Percy E. Ludgate
      Pages 73-87

    6. Essays on Automatics

      • Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
      Pages 89-107

    7. Electromechanical Calculating Machine

      • Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
      Pages 109-120

    8. Scheme of Assembly of a Machine Suitable for the Calculations of Celestial Mechanics

      • L. Couffignal
      Pages 121-125

  4. Tabulating Machines

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-131
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    2. An Electric Tabulating System

      • H. Hollerith
      Pages 133-143

    3. Calculating Machines: Their Principles and Evolution

      • L. Couffignal
      Pages 145-154

    4. The Automatic Calculator IPM

      • H.-J. Dreyer, A. Walther
      Pages 155-157

  5. Zuse and Schreyer

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-161
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    2. Method for Automatic Execution of Calculations with the Aid of Computers

      • Konrad Zuse
      Pages 163-170

    3. Technical Computing Machines

      • Helmut Schreyer
      Pages 171-173

    4. The Outline of a Computer Development from Mechanics to Electronics

      • Konrad Zuse
      Pages 175-190

  6. Aiken and IBM

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-194
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    2. Proposed automatic calculating machine

      • Howard Aiken
      Pages 195-201
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Computing Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    Brian Randell

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Origins of Digital Computers

  • Book Subtitle: Selected Papers

  • Editors: Brian Randell

  • Series Title: Monographs in Computer Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61812-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-11319-5Published: 01 July 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-61814-7Published: 01 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-61812-3Published: 21 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0172-603X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-5486

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 582

  • Topics: Logic Design

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