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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Illustrations
Preface (1993)
Preface
Part One: The Historical Background up to World War II
1: Beginnings
2: Charles Babbage and His Analytical Engine
3: The Astronomical Ephemeris
4: The Universities: Maxwell and Boole
5: Integrators and Planimeters
6: Michelson, Fourier Coefficients, and the Gibbs Phenomenon
7: Boolean Algebra: x2 = xx = x
8: Billings, Hollerith, and the Census
9: Ballistics and the Rise of the Great Mathematicians
10: Bush’s Differential Analyzer and Other Analog Devices
11: Adaptation to Scientific Needs
12: Renascence and Triumph of Digital Means of Computation
Part Two: Wartime Developments: ENIAC and EDVAC
1: Electronic Efforts prior to the ENIAC
2: The Ballistic Research Laboratory
3: Differences between Analog and Digital Machines
4: Beginnings of the ENIAC
5: The ENIAC as a Mathematical Instrument
6: John von Neumann and the Computer
7: Beyond the ENIAC
8: The Structure of the EDVAC
9: The Spread of Ideas
10: First Calculations on the ENIAC
Part Three: Post-World War II: The von Neumann Machine and The Institute for Advanced Study
1: Post-EDVAC Days
2: The Institute for Advanced Study Computer
3: Automata Theory and Logic Machines
4: Numerical Mathematics
5: Numerical Meteorology
6: Engineering Activities and Achievements
7: The Computer and UNESCO
8: The Early Industrial Scene
9: Programming Languages
10: Conclusions
Appendix: World-Wide Developements
Index
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