Albert E. Smith papers 1947-1961

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Albert E. Smith papers 1947-1961

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Collection contains correspondence, reports, notes, bibliographies, computer printouts, newsletters, publications, and other reference material largely relating to the Office of Naval Research's computing surveys.

1 box (0.2 cubic feet)

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

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Smith, Albert E (Albert Eugene) 1907-

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In 1948 Smith joined the Office of Naval Research as a mathematician, and later became head of the Computer Systems and Applications Branch of Naval Ship Systems Command. He edited the Digital Computer Newsletter form 1949 until 1954, and served on the Conference on Data Systems Languages executive committee from 1959 to 1960. He was involved in producing a number of early surveys of computer equipment for the Navy. From the description of Albert E. Smith papers, 1946-1963. (Universi...

United States. Office of Naval Research

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The original "Survey of large-scale computers and computer projects" was published by the Office of Naval Research in 1947 and 1948. It was revised and updated in 1950 under the title, HIGH-SPEED COMPUTING DEVICES (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1950). This work was contracted out to the Minneapolis, Minn., firm of Engineering Research Associates and was an attempt to survey the state of computer technology at a time when the Navy was weighing the possibility of supporting the development of the electro...