Calculating a Natural World: Scientists, Engineers, and Computers During the Rise of U.S. Cold War ResearchDescribes the interplay of academic, commercial, and government and military interests that produced a burst of scientific discovery and technological innovation in computing during the Cold War. |
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in Computing 19001945 | 25 |
John Mauchly and | 67 |
John von Neumann and Postwar | 107 |
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