• DocumentCode
    3557778
  • Title

    The Early Computers of Konrad Zuse, 1935 to 1945

  • Author

    Ceruzzi, Paul E.

  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    241
  • Lastpage
    262
  • Abstract
    This paper examines in detail the early work of Zuse, beginning with his first thoughts on mechanizing calculation in the 1930s and continuing through the completion of his general-purpose relay computer, the Z4, in 1945. The primary objective of this paper is to describe the machines Zuse constructed, but in addition it examines the social, technical, and political milieu in which he carried out his work.
  • Keywords
    Chromium; Educational institutions; Equations; History; Humans; Information processing; Mathematics; Military computing; Permission; Relays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0164-1239
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.1981.10034
  • Filename
    4640687