High-Speed Computing Devices

By the staff of Engineering Research Associates, Inc., Supervised by C. B. Tompkins and J. H. Wakelin. Edited by W. W. Stifler, Jr.

Published by McGraw-Hill, New York, 1950

About this Item

This is the definitive modern sourcebook on the technologies from which the computer industry sprang. Widely read, it gave impetus to technical developments both in the United States and abroad. It presents a clear, organized picture of computing concepts, techniques, machinery, and components in use as of 1950, with emphasis on electronic high-speed computing. The material is elaborately referenced and contains a multitude of diagrams and tables. One particularly significant table lists all the computers of the era-including the famous EDVAC, UNIVAC, BINAC, and Mark III-with their specifications. This first compendium of United States computer technology was created by a research team that grew out of the U.S. Navy's wartime cryptologic establishment. Owner name with 1957 date on title page, shallow crease to first few pages, slight rubbing to the edges. First edition. 6¼" - 9½".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: High-Speed Computing Devices
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York
• Publication Date: 1950
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: very good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Computer Beginnings