Moving Targets: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947 – 67 - Couverture souple

Lavington, Simon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 144712636X ISBN 13 : 9781447126362

Editeur : Springer, 2014

Synopsis

This book charts the take-up of IT in Britain, as seen through the eyes of one company. It examines how the dawn of the digital computer age in Britain took place for different applications, from early government-sponsored work on secret defence projects, to the growth of the market for Elliott computers for civil applications. Features: charts the establishment of Elliott’s Borehamwood Research Laboratories, and the roles played by John Coales and Leon Bagrit; examines early Elliott digital computers designed for classified military applications and for GCHQ; describes the analogue computers developed by Elliott-Automation; reviews the development of the first commercial Elliot computers and the growth of applications in industrial automation; includes a history of airborne computers by a former director of Elliott Flight Automation; discusses the computer architectures and systems software for Elliott computers; investigates the mergers, takeovers and eventual closure of the Borehamwood laboratories.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 144712636X
• ISBN 13: 9781447126362
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 732
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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