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MOVING TARGETS
ELLIOTT-AUTOMATION AND THE DAWN OF THE COMPUTER AGE IN BRITAIN, 1947 - 67 |
| By: |
Simon H. Lavington |
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Hardback |
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£129.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1848829329 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781848829329 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER LONDON LTD |
| Pub. date: |
23 February, 2011 |
| Edition: |
2011 ed. |
| Series: |
History of Computing |
| Pages: |
710 |
| Synopsis: |
This book charts the take-up of IT in Britain, as seen through the eyes of one company. It examines how the dawn of the digital computer age in Britain took place for different applications, from early government-sponsored work on secret defence projects, to the growth of the market for Elliott computers for civil applications. Features: charts the establishment of Elliott's Borehamwood Research Laboratories, and the roles played by John Coales and Leon Bagrit; examines early Elliott digital computers designed for classified military applications and for GCHQ; describes the analogue computers developed by Elliott-Automation; reviews the development of the first commercial Elliot computers and the growth of applications in industrial automation; includes a history of airborne computers by a former director of Elliott Flight Automation; discusses the computer architectures and systems software for Elliott computers; investigates the mergers, takeovers and eventual closure of the Borehamwood laboratories. |
| Illustrations: |
XXI, 710 p. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Springer London Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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