DocumentCode
1263601
Title
The early computers of Italy
Author
De Marco, Giuseppe ; Mainetto, Giovanni ; Pisani, Serena ; Savino, Pasquale
Author_Institution
Istituto CNUCE, CNR, Pisa, Italy
Volume
21
Issue
4
fYear
1999
Firstpage
28
Lastpage
36
Abstract
Computers were first introduced in Italy in 1954. In that year, four different projects started virtually at the same time. The four projects were aimed at either constructing computers from scratch or installing and making operational computers built in the United States and the United Kingdom. This article describes the history of these four Italian projects: the origin of every project, its goals, the purpose of the computers, relevant technical details of the machines, and the people involved
Keywords
computers; history; Italy; United Kingdom; United States; computer construction; computer installation; early computers; history; technical details; Computer science; Continents; Councils; Difference engines; Electrical capacitance tomography; History; Military computing; Observatories; Oceans; Power generation economics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/85.801530
Filename
801530
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