Title :
Andrew V. Haeff: Enigma of the Tube Era and Forgotten Computing Pioneer
Author :
Copeland, Jack ; Haeff, Andre A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
Prolific, yet neglected inventor Andrew Vasily Haeff (1905-1990) made numerous contributions to vacuum tube art, including the traveling wave tube, the inductive-output tube, the electron-wave tube (or "double-stream" amplifier), the resistive wall tube, and many others. Haeff\´s contributions to computing history include his pioneering computer monitor technology, his high-speed electrostatic computer memory tube, and his early work in the display and storage of text and graphics.
Keywords :
biographies; computer displays; history; vacuum tubes; Andrew Vasily Haeff; computer monitor technology; computing history; double-stream amplifier; electron-wave tube; graphics; high-speed electrostatic computer memory tube; inductive-output tube; resistive wall tube; text display; text storage; traveling wave tube; vacuum tube art; Biographies; Computer industry; Electron tubes; Haeff, Andrew Vasily Haeff; Laboratories; Patents; Andrew Vasily Haeff; Memory Tube; Williams tube; computer graphics technology; computer memory technology; defense technology; history of computing; radar; vacuum tube;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2015.2
