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Between human and machine [[electronic resource] ] : feedback, control, and computing before cybernetics / / David A. Mindell
| Between human and machine [[electronic resource] ] : feedback, control, and computing before cybernetics / / David A. Mindell |
| Autore | Mindell David A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 p.) |
| Disciplina | 004/.09 |
| Collana | Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Computers - History
Electronic data processing - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9780801877741
0-8018-7774-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: A History of Control Systems; 2 Naval Control Systems: The Bureau of Ordnance and the Ford Instrument Company; 3 Taming the Beasts of the Machine Age: The Sperry Company; 4 Opening Black's Box: Bell Labs and the Transmission of Signals; 5 Artificial Representation of Power Systems: Analog Computing at MIT; 6 Dress Rehearsal for War: The Four Horsemen and Palomar; 7 Organizing for War: The Fire Control Divisions of the NDRC; 8 The Servomechanisms Laboratory and Fire Control for the Masses; 9 Analog's Finest Hour
10 Radar and System Integration at the Radiation Laboratory11 Cybernetics and Ideas of the Digital; 12 Conclusion: Feedback and Information in 1945; APPENDIX A: Algorithm of the Ford Rangekeeper Mark 1; APPENDIX B: NDRC Section D-2 and Division 7 Contracts for Fire Control; APPENDIX C: Algorithm of Bell Labs' T-10 Director; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455048203321 |
Mindell David A
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Between human and machine [[electronic resource] ] : feedback, control, and computing before cybernetics / / David A. Mindell
| Between human and machine [[electronic resource] ] : feedback, control, and computing before cybernetics / / David A. Mindell |
| Autore | Mindell David A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 p.) |
| Disciplina | 004/.09 |
| Collana | Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Computers - History
Electronic data processing - History |
| ISBN |
9780801877741
0-8018-7774-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: A History of Control Systems; 2 Naval Control Systems: The Bureau of Ordnance and the Ford Instrument Company; 3 Taming the Beasts of the Machine Age: The Sperry Company; 4 Opening Black's Box: Bell Labs and the Transmission of Signals; 5 Artificial Representation of Power Systems: Analog Computing at MIT; 6 Dress Rehearsal for War: The Four Horsemen and Palomar; 7 Organizing for War: The Fire Control Divisions of the NDRC; 8 The Servomechanisms Laboratory and Fire Control for the Masses; 9 Analog's Finest Hour
10 Radar and System Integration at the Radiation Laboratory11 Cybernetics and Ideas of the Digital; 12 Conclusion: Feedback and Information in 1945; APPENDIX A: Algorithm of the Ford Rangekeeper Mark 1; APPENDIX B: NDRC Section D-2 and Division 7 Contracts for Fire Control; APPENDIX C: Algorithm of Bell Labs' T-10 Director; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780033803321 |
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Mindell David A
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Between human and machine : feedback, control, and computing before cybernetics / / David A. Mindell
| Between human and machine : feedback, control, and computing before cybernetics / / David A. Mindell |
| Autore | Mindell David A |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 p.) |
| Disciplina | 004/.09 |
| Collana | Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Computers - History
Electronic data processing - History |
| ISBN |
9780801877741
0-8018-7774-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: A History of Control Systems; 2 Naval Control Systems: The Bureau of Ordnance and the Ford Instrument Company; 3 Taming the Beasts of the Machine Age: The Sperry Company; 4 Opening Black's Box: Bell Labs and the Transmission of Signals; 5 Artificial Representation of Power Systems: Analog Computing at MIT; 6 Dress Rehearsal for War: The Four Horsemen and Palomar; 7 Organizing for War: The Fire Control Divisions of the NDRC; 8 The Servomechanisms Laboratory and Fire Control for the Masses; 9 Analog's Finest Hour
10 Radar and System Integration at the Radiation Laboratory11 Cybernetics and Ideas of the Digital; 12 Conclusion: Feedback and Information in 1945; APPENDIX A: Algorithm of the Ford Rangekeeper Mark 1; APPENDIX B: NDRC Section D-2 and Division 7 Contracts for Fire Control; APPENDIX C: Algorithm of Bell Labs' T-10 Director; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822058903321 |
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Mindell David A
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Digital Apollo [[electronic resource] ] : human and machine in spaceflight / / David A. Mindell
| Digital Apollo [[electronic resource] ] : human and machine in spaceflight / / David A. Mindell |
| Autore | Mindell David A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.47/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human-machine systems
Astronautics - United States - History Manned space flight - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-262-26667-9
1-4356-4329-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451591503321 |
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Mindell David A
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| Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight / / David A. Mindell
| Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight / / David A. Mindell |
| Autore | Mindell David A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.47/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human-machine systems
Astronautics - United States - History Manned space flight - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
PHYSICAL SCIENCES/General COMPUTER SCIENCE/Human Computer Interaction |
| ISBN |
0-262-26668-7
0-262-26667-9 1-4356-4329-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781925903321 |
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Mindell David A
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| Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight / / David A. Mindell
| Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight / / David A. Mindell |
| Autore | Mindell David A |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.47/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human-machine systems
Astronautics - United States - History Manned space flight - History |
| ISBN |
0-262-26668-7
0-262-26667-9 1-4356-4329-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Content -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Human and Machine in the Race to the Moon -- Chapter 2 Chaffeurs and Airmen in the Age of Systems -- Chapter 3 Flying Reentry: The X-15 -- Chapter 4 Airmen in Space -- Chapter 5 "Braincase on the tip of a firecracker": Apollo Guidance -- Chapter 6 Reliability or Repair? The Apollo Computer -- Chapter 7 Programs and People -- Chapter 8 Designing a Landing -- Chapter 9 "Pregnant with Alarm": Apollo 11 -- Chapter 10 Five More Hands On -- Chapter 11 Human, Machine, and the Future of Spaceflight -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Cover Image. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822762103321 |
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Mindell David A
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| Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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