First Edition. Hardcover. The first book on the use of punch card computing in scientific research. The adoption of punch card computational equipment radically extended the market for computers and laid the groundwork for the development of electronic computing. "Eckert developed methods for IBM, who funded the Astronomical Computing Bureau at Columbia and published his book. Eckert's influence in the direction of science computers was the key factor in IBM's later success in the computing field." [Goldstine, 107-110]. Light shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Orange cloth boards, black ink lettering. 8vo. 136pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.

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Title: Punched Card Methods in Scientific Computation
Author: Eckert, W.J.
Publisher: Thomas J. Watson Astronomical Computing Bureau Columbia University, New York
Publication year: 1940
Condition: Near Fine. No DJ.
Dust jacket: dj
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.

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