Percy Ludgate (1883-1922): Ireland's First Computer Designer
Language: English
Published by John Gabriel Byrne Computer Science Collection, 2022
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- Title
- Percy Ludgate (1883-1922): Ireland's First Computer Designer
- Author
- Coghlan, Brian; Randell, Brian
- Publisher
- John Gabriel Byrne Computer Science Collection
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1911566296
- ISBN 13
- 9781911566298
Percy Ludgate published the world's second design of a programmable digital computer over a hundred years ago and died in Dublin a hundred years ago this year. His published papers lay un-noticed for another sixty years until unearthed and highlighted by Professor Brian Randell. Both Ludgate and his machine then remained shrouded in mystery for a further fifty years. This book presents much of the original material, plus lifts the veil with extensive new information on the family, life and work of Percy Ludgate, including two very significant discoveries.
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About the Author
BRIAN RANDELL is an Emeritus Professor of Computing Science, and a Senior Research Investigator with the School of Computing, Newcastle University, U.K. His book The Origins of Digital Computers: Selected Papers was first published in 1973, by Springer Verlag.
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