IBM Completes Development of Mark I Calculator
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Mathematics, Mathematicians, Business, Inventors, Engineering, Engineers, Computers, Computer Science
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York
- Date: 1944
Article abstract: Howard H. Aiken’s distaste for solving differential equations inspired him to construct an automatic digital calculator that was a forerunner of modern computers. International Business Machines (IBM) provided the resources to make his designs a reality.
The Human Computer
The physical world can be described by means of mathematics. In principle, one can accurately describe nature down to the smallest detail. In practice, however, this is impossible except for the simplest of atoms. Over the years, physicists have had great success in...
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