ENIAC versus Colossus and the early presentation of electronic computers

Design for War and Peace: 2014 Annual Design History Society Conference

English - September 28, 2014 18:28 - 21 minutes - 25 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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A description of the concurrent yet different development of electronic computers during WWII in the UK and US– most notably the secrecy of the UK development compared to the widely known work in the US and the consequent effects on the computing industry