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Sammelband of the First Four U.S. Symposia on Digital Computing, 1951-1953.
New York: American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1952-3. First Edition. Hardcover. Scarce individually, this sammelband includes:
• “Review of Electronic Digital Computers. Joint AIEE-IRE Computer Conference. Papers and Discussions presented at the Joint AIEE-IRE Computer Conference, Philadelphia, PA., December 10-12, 1951.” (OOC 740) Eighteen papers by Eckert, Wilkes and many others, including "The UNIVAC System," "Performance of the UNIVAC System," "The operation and Logic of the Mark III Electronic Calculator in View of Operating Experience," "The EDSAC Computer," and "The Transistor as a Digital Computer Component."
• “Review of Input and Output Equipment Used in Computing Systems. Joint AIEE-IRE-ACM Computer Conference, New York, N. Y., December 10-12, 1952.” (OOC 740)
• “The Computer Issue,” Proceedings of the I.R.E., Vol. 41, No. 10, October, 1953. Forty-one papers by Eckert, Mauchly, Hopper, Shannon, Wilkes, etc. (OOC 675 and nine specifically cited references.)
• “Proceedings of the Eastern Joint Computer Conference. Theme: Information Processing Systems – Reliability and Requirements. Papers and Discussions presented at the Joint IRE-AIEE-ACM Computer Conference, Washington, D. C., December 8-10, 1953.” (OOC 740). Very Good. Minor shelf/edge wear, touch of sun at spine, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, red spine label, gilt lettering. 4to. 114; 142; 1568; 125pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Bound in a blue cloth, spine labelled “Electronic Digital Computers” and “A.I.E.E.,” wraps not bound in. Item #11069
Price: $1,250.00