John Von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing (History of Computing) by Aspray, William -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Archival Sources and Abbreviations Series Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1 — A Mathematical Research Career Early Life, 1903–1921 A European Research Career, 1921–1930 Princeton Mathematics, 1930–1942

2— An Education in Computing

War Work Learning About Computing ENIAC and EDVAC

Postwar Plans Designing a Computer for Scientific Research Logical Design Computer Programming

4 — Engineering a Computer

Early Testing and Design Solving the Memory Problem Construction and Maintenance Technology Transfer

5 — The Transformation of Numerical Analysis

Accommodating Numerical Analysis to High-Speed Computers Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations Partial Differential Equations The Problem of Shocks Random Numbers and Monte Carlo Methods Linear Programming Conclusions

6 — The Origins of Numerical Meteorology

Early Numerical Meteorology The Origins of the Numerical Meteorology Project The Barotropic Model The Baroclinic Model The Beginnings of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction General Circulation of the Atmosphere The Computer as Meteorological Tool

7 — The Computer as a Scientific Instrument

Experimentation on Numerical Methods Mathematical and Statistical Research Astrophysics Fluid Dynamics Atomic and Nuclear Physics Automating Applications Research From History of Science to Traffic Simulation Limitations on the Computer as a Scientific Instrument

8 — A Theory of Information Processing

Early Experiences with Information Contacts with the Biomedical Community The General and Logical Theory of Automata Complicated Automata Building Reliable Automata from Unreliable Parts Cellular Automata The Computer and the Brain The Cybernetic Program

9 — Scientific Consultant and Statesman

Government Consulting IBM Final Plans

General Bibliography Writings of John von Neumann Index