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A new concept in analog computers

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Lee Cahn

Beckman Instruments, Inc., South Pasadena, California

Beckman Instruments, Inc., South Pasadena, California
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AIEE-IRE '53 (Western): Proceedings of the February 4-6, 1953, western computer conferenceFebruary 1953Pages 196–202https://doi.org/10.1145/1434821.1434841

Published:04 February 1953Publication History

AIEE-IRE '53 (Western): Proceedings of the February 4-6, 1953, western computer conference

Pages 196–202

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Analog computers can solve a wide variety of engineering problems. Why, then, doesn't every engineer use one? This paper will discuss the pattern of use of analog computers in the recent past and as the author thinks it will be in the future.

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AIEE-IRE '53 (Western): Proceedings of the February 4-6, 1953, western computer conference
February 1953
232 pages
ISBN:9781450378529
DOI:10.1145/1434821
Conference Chair:
G. D. McCann
California Institute of Technology
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