Allen, Alden W.
Allen joined the Engineering Research Associates (ERA) division of Remington Rand (later the Univac division of Sperry Rand) in 1955 as a mechanical engineer. He was involved in the development and production of magnetic drum and thin film memory for computer systems. Magnetic drums were a common storage device for computer memory during the 1950s and 1960s.
From the description of Alden W. Allen papers, 1950-1971. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63275544
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| creatorOf | Allen, Alden W. Alden W. Allen papers, 1950-1971. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
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| associatedWith | Sperry Corporation. Univac Division. | corporateBody |
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