Engineering Research Associates records, 1945-1956.

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Engineering Research Associates records, 1945-1956.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62435921

Records related to the activities of Engineering Research Associates, headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., in the computer industry including technical reports, biographical sketches of the engineers, administrative documents, a magnetic drum history, newsclippings, and technical drawings.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Early computer manufacturing firm. From the description of Engineering Research Associates records, 1945-1956. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62435921 During the Second World War, the Navy recognized that the computer, with its ability to rapidly manipulate data streams, was a natural tool for encoding and decoding enemy messages. In 1944 and 1945 it sponsored a number of research projects in this area. Its most successful unit was l...