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Konrad Zuse S Early Computers

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Author : Raúl Rojas
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-11-14

Konrad Zuse S Early Computers written by Raúl Rojas and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-14 with Computers categories.

This book describes the historical development of the architectures of the first computers built by the German inventor Konrad Zuse in Berlin between 1936 and 1945. Zuse's machines are historically important because they anticipated many features of modern computers. Specifically, these include the separation of processor and memory, the ability to compute with floating-point numbers, a hardware architecture based on microprogramming of the instruction set, and a layered design with a high-level programming language on top. In fact, Zuse's early computers are closer to modern computers than the Harvard Mark I or ENIAC, two other contenders for the title of "world's first computer." The theoretical program first conceived by Zuse in 1936/37 was fulfilled with a series of machines built before and during World War II: the Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4. Separate chapters deal with the architecture of each computer, culminating in the description of Plankalkül, the first proposal for a high-level programming language. Students of the sciences and practitioners of computer science should have no trouble following the material. The concise introductory summary sets the reader on the historical path to retrace this remarkable intellectual adventure.

The Computer My Life

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Author : Konrad Zuse
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-09

The Computer My Life written by Konrad Zuse and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-09 with Computers categories.

Konrad Zuse is one of the great pioneers of the computer age. He created thefirst fully automated, program controlled, freely programmable computer using binary floating-point calculation. It was operational in 1941. He built his first machines in Berlin during the Second World War, with bombs falling all around, and after the war he built up a company that was taken over by Siemens in 1967. Zuse was an inventor in the traditional style, full of phantastic ideas, but also gifted with a powerful analytical mind. Single-handedly, he developed one of the first programming languages, the Plan Calculus, including features copied only decades later in other languages. He wrote numerousbooks and articles and won many honors and awards. This is his autobiography, written in an engagingly lively and pleasant style, full of anecdotes, reminiscences, and philosophical asides. It traces his life from his childhood in East Prussia, through tense wartime experiences and hard times building up his business after the war, to a ripe old age andwell-earned celebrity.

The First Computers

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Author : Raul Rojas
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2002-07-26

The First Computers written by Raul Rojas and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07-26 with Science categories.

This history of computing focuses not on chronology (what came first and who deserves credit for it) but on the actual architectures of the first machines that made electronic computing a practical reality. The book covers computers built in the United States, Germany, England, and Japan. It makes clear that similar concepts were often pursued simultaneously and that the early researchers explored many architectures beyond the von Neumann architecture that eventually became canonical. The contributors include not only historians but also engineers and computer pioneers. An introductory chapter describes the elements of computer architecture and explains why "being first" is even less interesting for computers than for other areas of technology. The essays contain a remarkable amount of new material, even on well-known machines, and several describe reconstructions of the historic machines. These investigations are of more than simply historical interest, for architectures designed to solve specific problems in the past may suggest new approaches to similar problems in today's machines. Contributors Titiimaea F. Ala'ilima, Lin Ping Ang, William Aspray, Friedrich L. Bauer, Andreas Brennecke, Chris P. Burton, Martin Campbell-Kelly, Paul Ceruzzi, I. Bernard Cohen, John Gustafson, Wilhelm Hopmann, Harry D. Huskey, Friedrich W. Kistermann, Thomas Lange, Michael S. Mahoney, R. B. E. Napper, Seiichi Okoma, Hartmut Petzold, Raúl Rojas, Anthony E. Sale, Robert W. Seidel, Ambros P. Speiser, Frank H. Sumner, James F. Tau, Jan Van der Spiegel, Eiiti Wada, Michael R. Williams

Sixty Years Of Computation The Machines Of Konrad Zuse

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Author : Raúl Rojas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

Sixty Years Of Computation The Machines Of Konrad Zuse written by Raúl Rojas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Computers categories.

Abstract: "This paper provides the first detailed description of the architecture of the computing machines Z1 and Z3 designed by Konrad Zuse in Berlin between 1936 to 1941. The necessary information was obtained from a careful evaluation of the patent application filed by Zuse in 1941. Additional insight was gained from a software simulation of the machine's logic. The Z1 was built using purely mechanical components, the Z3 using electromechanical relays. However, both machines shared a common logical structure and the programming model was exactly the same. We argue that both the Z1 and the Z3 possessed features akin to those of modern computers: memory and processor were separate units, the processor could handle floating-point numbers and compute the four basic arithmetical operations as well as the square root of a number. The program was stored on punched tape and was read sequentially. In the last section of this paper we bring the architecture of the Z1 and Z3 into historical perspective by offering a comparison with computing machines built in other countries."

The First Computers

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Author : Raul Rojas
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2002-07-26

A Computable Universe

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Author : Hector Zenil
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2013

A Computable Universe written by Hector Zenil and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Bioinformatics categories.

This volume discusses the foundations of computation in relation to nature. It focuses on two main questions: What is computation? and How does nature compute?

A History Of Computing Technology

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Author : Michael R. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press
Release Date : 1997-04-10

A History Of Computing Technology written by Michael R. Williams and has been published by Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-04-10 with Computers categories.

This revised edition of the popular reference and textbook outlines the historical developments in computing technology. It explains and describes historical aspects of calculation with an emphasis on the physical devices used in different times to aid people in their attempts at automating the process of arithmetic.

The Making Of The Micro

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Author : Christopher Riche Evans
language : en
Publisher: New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold
Release Date : 1981

The Making Of The Micro written by Christopher Riche Evans and has been published by New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Computers categories.

Historical Account of the Development of the Computer, from the Counting Frame to Current High-Speed Computers

Making The History Of Computing Relevant

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Author : Arthur Tatnall
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-12-06

Making The History Of Computing Relevant written by Arthur Tatnall and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-06 with Computers categories.

This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the IFIP WG 9.7 International Conference on the History of Computing, HC 2013, held in London, UK, in June 2013. The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics related to the history of computing and offer a number of different approaches to making this history relevant. These range from discussion of approaches to describing and analyzing the history through storytelling and education to description of various collections, working installations and reconstruction projects. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: the importance of storytelling in museums; spotlight on some key collections and their future plans; thoughts on expanding the audience for computing history; spotlight on some research projects; integrating history with computer science education; putting the history of computing into different contexts; celebrating nostalgia for games - and its potential as Trojan horse; the importance and challenges of working installations; and reconstruction stories.

Milestones In Analog And Digital Computing

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Author : Herbert Bruderer
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-01-04

Milestones In Analog And Digital Computing written by Herbert Bruderer and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-04 with Computers categories.

This Third Edition is the first English-language edition of the award-winning Meilensteine der Rechentechnik; illustrated in full color throughout in two volumes. The Third Edition is devoted to both analog and digital computing devices, as well as the world's most magnificient historical automatons and select scientific instruments (employed in astronomy, surveying, time measurement, etc.). It also features detailed instructions for analog and digital mechanical calculating machines and instruments, and is the only such historical book with comprehensive technical glossaries of terms not found in print or in online dictionaries. The book also includes a very extensive bibliography based on the literature of numerous countries around the world. Meticulously researched, the author conducted a worldwide survey of science, technology and art museums with their main holdings of analog and digital calculating and computing machines and devices, historical automatons and selected scientific instruments in order to describe a broad range of masterful technical achievements. Also covering the history of mathematics and computer science, this work documents the cultural heritage of technology as well.

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