• DocumentCode
    1185706
  • Title

    Unfair to aiken

  • Author

    Copeland, B. Jack

  • Author_Institution
    Canterbury Univ., Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    35
  • Lastpage
    37
  • Abstract
    The author refutes a misinterpretation of a computer pioneer´s statements on the versatility of the computer and explains how context crucial to a proper understanding of the statements was overlooked.
  • Keywords
    computers; history; business computing; computer pioneer statement; data retrieval; history; internal storage; logical operation; program size; scientific computing; Circuits; Data processing; Differential equations; Digital arithmetic; Hardware; Information retrieval; Lifting equipment; Logic design; Machinery; Scientific computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2004.36
  • Filename
    1369139