Harold Gardiner Bowen papers, 1907-1955 (bulk 1930-1945)

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Harold Gardiner Bowen papers, 1907-1955 (bulk 1930-1945)

Consists of selected papers of Vice-Admiral Bowen including speeches, articles, documents, printed matter, and manuscripts for his book SHIPS, MACHINERY, AND MOSSBACKS, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NAVAL ENGINEER (1954).

15.85 cu. ft. (12 cartons)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8212390

Princeton University Library

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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...

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Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)

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Thomas Alva Edition Foundation.

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