Eniac Electronic Computing Machine by Hartree Douglas (6 results)
More images"The ENIAC, an Electronic Computing Machine." in: NATURE.
Hartree, Douglas R. **A Landmark Publication in the History of Computing**
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hartree, Douglas R. "The ENIAC, an Electronic Computing Machine." Macmillan & Co., London, 1946. In "Nature", Vol 158. July - December, 1946. (52), 956pp, illustrations throughout the text, with the Hartree on pp 500-506, illustrated with three photos including the famous one appearing on page 50…1showing most of the machine. First printing of the "first paper on an electronic digital computer published in a large-circulation international scientific journal ["Nature"]."--Jeremy Norman's Origins of Cyberspace, 648. [++] The volume is fresh and clean though there are two binding semi-minor issues: first, the cloth boards are a bit thin for a book this size so the front board is slightly bowed. Second, the hinges are starting to break, though it is at this point the paper of the pastedowns and free endpapers that are broken (see pic). Overall, I'd say that this was still a Very Good copy (6/10) [++] The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer built 1943-45) was the first large-scale, fully electronic, general-purpose digital computer to operate successfully. It was a decimal non-specific general purpose numerical machine, programmable by physical configuration (via plugboards, switch settings, cable routing). [++] Hartree writes a great introduction to the machine and then proceeds in explaining it to the advanced-general reader. The subheads include "two main classes f computing equipment"; "arithmetical processes, memory, and organisation"; general construction of the ENIAC"; accumulator"; "multiplier"; "divider and square rooter"; "function tables, input and output equipment"; "master programmer"; "set-up and use"; "examples". This is a very well organized and highly readable and important paper.
More imagesPublished by Macmillan & Co., London, 1946
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: very good. first edition. First printing of this critical work in the history of computing and a foundational text that launched a circulation through an international scientific journal. In "Nature", Vol 158. October - December, 1946. Entire volume offred with ENIAC [Electronic Numerical Integrator And Com…puter] article Pp. 500-506. [Entire volume: Pp. 459-956]. Hartree, a British mathematician, first learned of ENIAC in 1945, when he saw the as-yetuncompleted machine during a visit to the Moore School at the University of Pennsylvania. It was here that this first general-purpose Turing complete digital electronic computer, was built between 1943 and 1946. The first computer course was given at the Moore School in Summer 1946, leading to an explosion in computer development all over the world. Hartree was a participant in the lectures, advising on nonmilitary uses of the ENIAC while being the first Englishman to work with the machine. Later, Hartree helped stimulate the development of more powerful computers like Cambridge University's EDSAC. The ENIAC was 10 feet high, and 3 deepand contained 18,000 vacuum tubes, about 70,000 resistors, 10,000 capacitors, and 6,000 switches. It consumed 140 kilowatts, so much power that when operated the lights in a nearbytown dimmed. Royal 8vo bound in contemporary cloth. Provenance: Bookplates stamps on front free end-papers of the University of Oxford. Near fine and clean. 7½" - 10". book.
Published by October 12, 1946
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Add to basketLarge 8vo, pp. lii, 956. Black buckram, spine lettered in gilt, library bookplate. The whole volume is offered, of which Hartree?s paper occupies pp. 500?506, with 3 photographic illustrations. FIRST EDITION. ?The first paper on an electronic digital computer published in a large-circulation international scientific journal.? Ha…rtree, a British mathematician, first learned of ENIAC in 1945, and the following year became the first Englishman to work with the machine. ?He was the first to bring news of ENIAC to Great Britain, publishing the above article in Nature shortly after his return from the United States.? Hook & Norman, Origins of cyberspace, 648.
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Add to basketLondon, Macmillan & Co., 1946. 8vo. Without wrappers. Extracted from "Nature. No. 4015, Saturday, October 12, 1946, Vol. 158". A fine and clean copy. [Hartree:] Pp. 500-6. [Entire offered issue: Pp. 495-528]. First printing of this "first paper on an electronic digital computer published in a large-circulation international scie…ntific journal." (OOC).The ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic computer. It was a Turing-complete [computationally universal] digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems."Hartree, a British mathematician, first learned of ENIAC [Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer] in 1945, when he saw the as-yet uncompleted machine during a visit to the Moore School. In 1946 he returned to the Moore School as a participant in the Moore School lectures, advising on nonmilitary uses of ENIAC" during this time he became the first Englishman to work with the machine. He was the first to bring news of ENIAC to Great Britain, publishing the above article in Nature shourtly after his return from the United States. Although he himself invented no new calculating devices, Hartree's promotion of electronic digital calculating methods in scientific computation helped to stimulate the development of more powerful computers like Cambridge University's EDSAC." (OOC).The ENIAC was compared to today's standard rather large: It was 100 feet long, 10 feet high, and 3 deep and contained 18,000 vacuum tubes, about 70,000 resistors, 10,000 capacitors, and 6,000 switches. It consumed 140 kilowatts of power, so much power that, when operated, the lights in a nearby town dimmed.See: Hook & Norman. Origins of Cyberspace 648.
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Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. HARTREE, Douglas R. The ENIAC, an Electronic Computing Machine. London: Nature, Vol. 158, October 12, 1946, pp. 500-506. First edition. Octavo. Illustrated with text figures. Extracted article, without wrappers. This article is widely recognized as the first paper on an electronic digital computer published in a l…arge-circulation international scientific journal, marking a decisive moment in the public and scientific acknowledgment of electronic computing. Written by Douglas R. Hartree-one of Britain's most influential applied mathematicians-the paper provides the first authoritative account of the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) to an international readership. ENIAC, developed during World War II by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Engineering for the U.S. Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory, was the world's first large-scale, general-purpose electronic digital computer. Hartree first encountered the machine in 1945 while it was still under construction, and in 1946 he returned to the Moore School as a participant in the Moore School Lectures, advising on non-military applications and becoming the first Englishman to work directly with ENIAC. The article occupies a pivotal position in the history of computing because it served as the primary conduit through which knowledge of ENIAC entered British and European scientific discourse. Hartree's lucid explanation of ENIAC's architecture, arithmetic organization, and operational principles translated a classified wartime technology into a framework intelligible to physicists, engineers, and mathematicians worldwide. Although Hartree did not himself invent new calculating machines, his advocacy of electronic digital computation strongly influenced postwar British computer development, particularly at Cambridge University, where his work helped stimulate the creation of EDSAC under Maurice Wilkes. In this sense, the article functions not merely as reportage but as a catalytic text that accelerated the international diffusion of electronic computing concepts at the dawn of the computer age. The extract is complete, with text and illustrations intact. Light handling wear consistent with age is present, but the paper remains clean and legible throughout. Issued without wrappers. Overall very good condition. This first-edition Nature article is a cornerstone document for institutional collections concerned with the origins of electronic computing, the transition from wartime secrecy to scientific openness, and the transatlantic transmission of ideas that directly shaped the development of the modern computer.
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Contact seller2-star sellerHartree, Douglas R. (1897-1958). The ENIAC, an electronic computing machine. In Nature 158 (October 1946): 500-506. 8vo extract of 495-528pp. Text illustrations. 250 x 170 mm. Disbound. Corner torn from last leaf of number, affecting text, spine splitting. Very good copy. First Edition. The first paper on an electronic digital c…omputer published in a large-circulation international scientific journal. The ENIAC, developed during World War II by Pres Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Engineering, was the world's first large-scale general purpose digital computer. Hartree, a British mathematician, first learned of ENIAC in 1945, when he saw the as-yet uncompleted machine during a visit to the Moore School. In 1946 he returned to the Moore School as a participant in the Moore School lectures, advising on nonmilitary uses of ENIAC; during this time he became the first Englishman to work with the machine. He was the first to bring news of ENIAC to Great Britain, publishing the above article in Nature shortly after his return from the United States. Although he himself invented no new calculating devices, Hartree's promotion of electronic digital calculating methods in scientific computation helped to stimulate the development of more powerful computers like Cambridge University's EDSAC. Origins of Cyberspace 648. Randell 1982a, 473. .
