UNIVAC Conference, 1990 May 17-18.

United States

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Idaho became a state on July 3, 1890 with post offices being established as early as 1876. From the guide to the Franklin County, Idaho Post Office Location Records, 1876-1945, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) These photographs document Region 4, started in 1910, of the US Forest Service, covering Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and Western Wyoming. From the guide to the US Forest Service Photograph Collection., 19...

International Business Machines Corporation

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International Business Machines Corporation was incorporated in New York State on June 16, 1911 under the name Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. In 1922, Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. purchased all of the shares of Deutsche Hollerith Maschinen Gesellschaft. In 1924 the official name of the company was changed to International Business Machines Corporation. In 1933, IBM CEO Thomas Watson ordered the merger of IBM subsidiaries in Germany (Optima, Degemag, Holgemag, Dehomag) under the name De...

Bartik, Jean

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Huff, Morgan W.

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Woltman, Richard D.

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Carter, Lee S.

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Matter, H. W.

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Armstrong, Dorothy C.,

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Galler, Bernard A., 1928-

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University of Michigan professor of mathematics, charter member of the department of computer and communication sciences (which later merged into the department of electrical engineering and computer science.) From the description of Bernard A. Galler papers, 1956-1994 (bulk 1960-1986) (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 78061100 Computer scientist. From the description of Oral history interview with Bernard A. Galler, 1991 Aug. (University of Minnesota...

Holberton, Frances E.

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Frances E. Holberton, also known as Betty Holberton or Betty Snyder, started with the Eckert Mauchly Computer Corporation in the late 1940s and later worked for Remington Rand after it purchased Eckert Mauchly Corporation. She was a leading figure in programming language development for Remington Rand. From the guide to the Frances E. Holberton papers, circa 1950s-1980s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]) Early electronic computer programme...

Bruemmer, Bruce, editor.

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Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Chinitz, M. Paul

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Marquardt, Donald W.

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Tropp, Henry S.

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Shuler, Cecil M.

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UNIVAC Conference (1990 : Washington, D.C.)

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Two day oral history conference in May 1990 sponsored by the Unysis Corporation, the Charles Babbage Institute, and the Smithsonian Institution to examine the role and effect of the UNIVAC on computing and the computer industry in the mid-1950s. The conference involved over twenty-five engineers, programmers, marketing representatives, and salesmen who were involved with the UNIVAC as well as customers who had worked with the machine. The conference was organized in three sessions: UNIVAC custom...

Tonik, Albert B.

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Ceruzzi, Paul E.

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Remington Rand, inc

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Norberg, Arthur L. (Arthur Lawrence), 1938-

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The DARPA Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) focused on inventing the networking, computing, and software technologies to ensure Department of Defense military superiority. From the guide to the Arthur L. Norberg and William Aspray DARPA project research files., 1960-1989, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]) Technology, research administration. Associate Professor, History of Technology, University of Minnesota, from 1981; Execu...

Koons, Florence K.

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WILSON, LOUIS D.

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Rosin, Robert F. (Robert Fisher), 1936-

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Hammer, Carl, 1914-2004

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Hammer was born in Chicago, Illinois, educated in Germany, and received his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Munich in 1938. He was director of the Univac European Computer Center in 1955, joined Sylvania's Programming and Analysis Department in 1957, and later worked for the Radio Corporation of America's Surface Communications Division. In 1961 he became manager of RCA's Scientific Computer Applications, and in 1963 he became director of Computer Sciences at the Univac Division ...

Sberro, Joseph E.

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Armstrong, Lancelot W.

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Danehower, George.

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Arthur Andersen & Co.

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Woltman, Frances B.

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Swearingen, John J.

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John Swearingen was instrumental in the development of the Certificate in Data Processing (CDP), a program to establish the professional status of data processors. Swearingen continued to be active in this program throughout his presidency with the Data Processing Management Association (DPMA) from 1964 to 1965 and the Computer Foundation Organizing Committee, a group formed by the joint action of the DPMA and the Association for Computing Machinery. The committee purchased the right to administ...

General Electric Company

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Founded 1892. Corporate interests include: Broadcasting; Electric Components; Household Appliances; Lighting Equipment; Motors; Telecommunications; Electromedical Industry. From the description of Technical records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84865339 Founded 1892. From the description of General Electric Company in Camden, N.J., collection, 1878-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979711 Schenectady, NY. From the description of Electr...

Delves, Eugene L.

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Mahoney, Michael S. (Michael Sean)

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Mahoney is a Princeton University professor of the history of science. This tape is part of a larger oral history of the UNIX system, commissioned by AT & T Bell Laboratories. From the description of The Unix System; the beginning : oral history, 1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122448530 Michael S. Mahoney was born in New York City on June 30, 1939. He graduated from Harvard University in 1960 and began working on his doctorate in history of science at Princeton Uni...

Sammet, Jean E., 1928-

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Sammet was a leading figure in the development of computer programming languages. She began her career at Sperry Gyroscope Company (1955-1958) and moved to Sylvania Electric Products in 1958 where she participated in programming development for the MOBIDIC Computer. In 1961 she joined IBM Corporation to manage their Boston Programming Center. There she conducted advanced development work in programming and produced the first Formula Manipulation Compiler. Between 1968 and 1978 Samme...

Dixon, Donald B. (Donald Bruce), 1958-

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Adams, Armand, 1911-1983

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Armand Adams (Cornell University Class of 1931, LL.B.1934) was an Ithaca, New York attorney who served on several state legislative committees and commissions, many of which dealt with conservation, water pollution and public health. From the description of Armand Adams papers, 1947-1967. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64071627 ...