Moving Targets: Elliott-automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947-67

Lavington, Simon

ISBN 10: 1848829329 / ISBN 13: 9781848829329

Edité par Springer-Verlag New York Inc, 2011

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2011 edition. 732 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.75 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur x-1848829329

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Titre : Moving Targets: Elliott-automation and the ...

Éditeur : Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Date d'édition : 2011

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat : Brand New

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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.