John E. Parker papers, 1946-1956.
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Remington Rand, Inc. Electronic Computer Department.
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Parker, John E, 1900-1989.
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Computer industry executive. From the description of Oral history interview with John E. Parker, 1985 Dec. 13, 1986 May 6. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63306952 President of Engineering Research Associates (ERA). From the description of John E. Parker papers, 1946-1956. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489011 John E. Parker was president of Engineering Research Associates (ERA) and became a Vice...
Engineering research associates
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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...