Oral history interview with Marvin L Stein, 1984 Oct. 29, 1984 Nov. 7.

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Oral history interview with Marvin L Stein, 1984 Oct. 29, 1984 Nov. 7.

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In the first part of the interview, Stein discusses his early career and the formation of the University of Minnesota's computing facilities. After learning basic digital and analog operation during World War II, he obtained a doctorate in mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles. While teaching numerical analysis at UCLA, he also worked on missile simulation at Convair, Inc., in San Diego. After becoming familiar with the ERA 1103 computer Convair purchased from Engineering Research Associates (ERA), Stein made frequent visits to ERA headquarters in Minnesota.

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