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Additional ResourcesBooks:"A History of Computing in the Twentieth Century" by Michael R. Williams"The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal" by M. Mitchell Waldrop"John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing" by William Aspray"The Computer and the Brain" by John von Neumann"Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe" by George DysonWebsites:Computer History Museum - Provides information on various historical computing machines including IAS machines.- Website: Computer History MuseumVirtual Museum of Computing - Offers detailed information on historical computing devices including IAS machines.- Website: Virtual Museum of ComputingPrinceton University - Provides historical documentation and resources on the IAS Machine.- Website: Princeton University ArchivesPodcasts:The History of Computing Podcast - Offers episodes covering various aspects of computing history, including episodes dedicated to early computers like IAS machines.- Website: The History of Computing PodcastAdditional Resources:IEEE Annals of the History of Computing - A scholarly journal that might contain articles related to IAS machines and their history.- Website: IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
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The computer in the US rode a wave out of World War II, and involved folks like Pres Eckert, John von Neumann, and John Mauchley, Harry Huskey, and many more. We talk about BINAC, Whirlwind, EDVAC, SEAC, SWAC, and more!
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This episode looks at World War II, the computers needed to solve the problems war presents, and how it all helped lead us to the world of computers we know today!
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This episode, we cover the period before World War II with an emphasis on Claude Shannon, George Stibbitz, Konrad Zuse, and Differential Analyzers. We also show how ideas spread, and what a new device means as far as influence.
Also, significant mentions of MIT.
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Triumph of the Nerds: An excellent doc
This episode looks at the path the series will take, who think like tally sticks, the abacus, jetons, and other early mathematical technologies came to us. There's a look at early mechanical calculators by the likes of Blaise Pascal, Hans Egli, William Seward Burroughs, and more. Plus, an extended look at Charles Babbage (not the father of computing) and Ada Lovelace (Not the mother of software)
