DocumentCode
1298962
Title
Promoting the Prosaic: The Case for Process-Control Computers
Author
Aylen, Jonathan
Author_Institution
University of Manchester
Volume
32
Issue
3
fYear
2010
Firstpage
96
Lastpage
95
Abstract
Computers brought automation to industries such as chemicals, steel, and power generation during the 1960s. Real-time control of major industrial processes was achieved using Cold War hardware.
Keywords
Computers; History; Manufacturing industries; Power generation; Real time systems; History of computing; automation; chemicals; cold war; computers; power generation; process control; steel; strip mill;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2010.53
Filename
5551030
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