The BINAC: A Case Study in the History of Technology
The work
| Authors | Nancy Stern |
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| Editors | |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1979 |
| Citekey | stern1979binac |
Where it appeared
| Published in | IEEE Annals of the History of Computing |
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| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9--20 |
Identifiers
| DOI | 10.1109/mahc.1979.10005 |
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| OpenAlex | W2003781175 |
Access
| Landing page | https://doi.org/10.1109/mahc.1979.10005 |
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Abstract
The BINAC, short for Binary Automatic Computer, was developed by John Presper Eckert, Jr. and John William Mauchly during the years 1947-1949 under a contract with the Northrop Aircraft Corporation. It became the first operational stored program computer completed in the United States. This paper provides an historical analysis of the BINAC and the issues relating to its development. It also considers factors relating to the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and its ultimate acquisition by Remington Rand.
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Cite it as
@article{stern1979binac,
title = {The BINAC: A Case Study in the History of Technology},
author = {Nancy Stern},
year = {1979},
journal = {IEEE Annals of the History of Computing},
publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers},
volume = {1},
number = {1},
pages = {9--20},
doi = {10.1109/mahc.1979.10005},
}
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