DocumentCode
880516
Title
The mechanical analog computers of Hannibal Ford and William Newell
Author
Clymer, A. Ben
Volume
15
Issue
2
fYear
1993
fDate
6/15/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
19
Lastpage
34
Abstract
The history of mechanical analog computers is described from early developments to their peak in World War II and to their obsolescence in the 1950s. The chief importance of most of these computers was their contribution to the superb gunnery of the US Navy. The work of Hannibal Ford, William Newell, and the Ford Instrument Co. is the framework around which this account is based.<>
Keywords
analogue computers; history; Ford Instrument; Hannibal Ford; US Navy; William Newell; gunnery; history; mechanical analog computers; Analog computers; Force measurement; Guns; Hierarchical systems; History; Instruments; Integral equations; Military computing; Security; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/85.207741
Filename
207741
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