Computers and commerce : a study of technology and management at Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company, Engineering Research Associates, and Remington Rand, 1946-1957 / Arthur L. Norberg.

The history of a crucial decade in the early development of digital technology, focusing on both technical and business issues at two key firms. Between 1946 and 1957 computing went from a preliminary, developmental stage to more widespread use accompanied by the beginnings of the digital computer i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Norberg, Arthur L. (Arthur Lawrence), 1938-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2005.
Series:	History of computing.
Subjects:	Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History. Engineering Research Associates > History. Remington Rand, Inc. > History. Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.) Engineering Research Associates Remington Rand, Inc. Universidad Sergio Arboleda Geschichte 1946-1957. Electronic digital computers > History. Computer industry > History. COMPUTERS > Machine Theory. COMPUTERS > Computer Engineering. COMPUTERS > Hardware > General. Computer industry Electronic digital computers Computerindustrie USA History
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Table of Contents:

1. The founding of Engineering Research Associates, Incorporated
2. Research on the commercial frontier of computer machinery : the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation
3. Research on the commercial frontier of computing machinery : Engineering Research Associates, Inc.
4. Always a dollar short and a day late
5. Remington Rand Computing : integrating EMCC and ERA into the parent company
Conclusion : a new view of EMCC and ERA and their contributions.

Computers and commerce : a study of technology and management at Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company, Engineering Research Associates, and Remington Rand, 1946-1957 / Arthur L. Norberg.

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