Oral history interview with Issac L. Auerbach, 1978 Apr. 10.

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Oral history interview with Issac L. Auerbach, 1978 Apr. 10.

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Auerbach recounts his experiences at Electronic Control Company (later Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation) in the period 1947-1949. He emphasizes the economic and practical infeasibility of the BINAC computer project for Northrup Aricraft. Auerbach also discusses the UNIVAC, including personalities, politics, and its technical features. The roles of the National Bureau of Standards, Northrup Aircraft, Raytheon, Remington Rand, and International Business Machines are brought into perspective relative to the development of the UNIVAC.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Auerbach, Isaac L. (Isaac Levin), 1921-1992

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Computer industry executive and consultant. From the description of Oral history interview with Isaac Auerbach, 1992 Oct. 2-3. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63289955 From the description of Oral history interview with Issac L. Auerbach, 1978 Apr. 10. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63276428 Isaac Auerbach, an engineer educated at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering, joined ...

Stern, Nancy B.

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