A Great Calculating Machine: The Bush Differential Analyser and its Applications in Science and Industry

HARTREE, Douglas Rayner (1897-1958)

Published by The Royal Institution, London, 1944

About this Item

Pamphlet in self-wraps, as issued, 216 x 139mm; pp. 1?[30].

EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE SEPARATE PRINTING OF HARTREE'S IMPORTANT LECTURE ON THE DIFFERENTIAL ANALYZER

Hartree's comprehensive lecture on the 'differential analyser' with photographs of the Manchester analyser, and Hartree's pioneering Meccano model.

The Differential Analyser was invented by Vannevar Bush, and first described in print in 1931; Bush's invention was the culmination of a line in computer design that goes back to the work of James and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), most famously the latter?s tide-predicting machine.

The Differential Analyser was hugely successful, circulating around the world via the unconventional medium of the children?s construction-set Meccano.

Near fine condition: staples slightly rusty, otherwise in exceptional condition.

Just a single copy located on OCLC, at the University of Waterloo Libraries. Not in Origins of Cyberspace.

Seller Inventory # 2606332592

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Great Calculating Machine: The Bush Differential Analyser and its Applications in Science and Industry
• Publisher: The Royal Institution, London
• Publication Date: 1944
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine