Bush Builds the First Differential Analyzer
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Mathematics, Mathematicians, Scientists, Inventors, Engineering, Engineers, Computers, Computer Science
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Massachusetts, New England
- Date: 1928
Article abstract: The differential analyzer developed by Bush and his colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was the first modern analog computer.
Summary of Event
Calculating equipment has developed along two distinct lines: one is digital computation and the other is analog computation. Analog machines, of which the mechanical differential analyzer is an example, operate on quantities that are capable of continuous variation. These quantities—shaft rotation, electrical voltage, and so on—are physical analogs of the problem under...
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