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Differential analyser invention... Early computer...
Differential analyser invention... Early computer...
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October 21, 1927
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1927
* Differential analyser invention
* Prelude to the modern computer
* Vannevar Bush & Harold Locke Hazen
* Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Thinking Machine' Does Higher Mathematics; Solves Equations That Take Humans Months" (see) This was the differential analyser which was a very early version of a analogue computer.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen content, allowing the issues to remain very white & sturdy into the present. Given the subscription cost, libraries & institutions rather than individuals were the primary subscribers of these high-quality editions. A few small binding slits along the spine, otherwise very nice
Category: The 20th Century
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