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From Analytical Engine to Electronic Digital Computer: The Contributions of Ludgate, Torres, and Bush

Year: 1982

Type: article

Abstract: This paper, based on an invited lecture given at MIT in March 1980, discusses the little-known work of Percy E. Ludgate (1883- 1922), Leonardo Torres y Quevedo (1852- 1936), and Vannevar Bush (1890- 1974). These three inventors, who apparently were unaware of one another's existence, were all directly influenced by know/edge of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, and each played a significant role in the history of the development of program-controlled computers.

Source: IEEE Annals of the History of Computing

DOI: 10.1109/mahc.1982.10042

Author: Brian Randell

Institution: Newcastle University

Language: English

Topic: History of Computing Technologies

Subfield: Computer Science Applications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2155540021

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Cites: 22

Cited by: 86

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