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Shapero Rare Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First edition, first printing; tall 4to; diagrams and monochrome illustrations from photographs throughout the text, inked out ownership inscription on the front free endpaper, endpapers toned; original red-orange cloth, titles to spine in black, cloth lightly rubbed at the extremities, a very good copy in the rubbed, chipped, and creased jacket; 138pp. First edition, first printing of the lectures that were 'the first comprehensive exposition of electronic digital computing'. Uncommon in the dust jacket. In addition to his significant contributions to ballistics and quantum theory, British mathematician Douglas Hartree (1897-1958) was a leader in efforts to automate scientific calculations. He was 'involved in the development of the digital electronic computer, which emerged from wartime attempts to automate calculation further. In 1946 Hartree's advice was sought in the application of the United States army's ENIAC (electronic numerical integrator and computer) to the production of ballistic tables' (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography). The present volume is 'based upon a series of lectures delivered at the University of Illinois in 1948. These lectures were intended for a well-informed scientific audience outside the tiny group of professionals then involved with electronic computing. They represented the first comprehensive exposition of electronic digital computing, and this book was one of the first two treatises on the subject. The other book, Edmund Berkley's Giant Brains or Machines That Think was written for a more popular audience and achieved greater sales. Reflecting Hartree's English background, this book contained more information on the English machines than did Berkley's. Foremost among the digital machines discussed in Hartree's work are the Harvard Mark I and ENIAC. Chapter 8, entitled "Projects and Prospects", contains the first generally available comprehensive account of the stored-program machines then in development, including EDVAC, ACE, and EDSAC' (Hook & Norman, Origins of Cyberspace 652). Hook & Norman, Origins of Cyberspace 652. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 115623
Titel: Calculating Instruments and Machines.
Verlag: Urbana IL The University of Illinois Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1949
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Anbieter: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: New. pp. 152. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 373496769
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Anbieter: Biblios, Frankfurt am main, HESSE, Deutschland
Zustand: New. pp. 152. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 18372548628
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.12. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0262081474I3N00
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Anbieter: Books Puddle, New York, NY, USA
Zustand: New. pp. 152. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 26372548638
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Anbieter: True World of Books, Delhi, Indien
LeatherBound. Zustand: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1949 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 160 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 160. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LB990080051370
Anzahl: 18 verfügbar
Anbieter: Webbooks, Wigtown, Wigtown, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. From an academic library with the usual stamps etc. A00021762. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers A00021762
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Mark Westwood Books PBFA, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. Octavo: [8], 138pp. Good copy in original cloth. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers AX160
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Anbieter: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, USA
hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, 1950. Hardcover. A Very Good, brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing and soiling to boards, couple of pamphlets laid in, some age toning to text block, previous owner handwritten ink info front free endpaper, crimping to spine edges, slightly cocked, rubbing along board edges, without Dust wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]., 138pp., references, indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers SKU1043959
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Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reissue edition. 138 pages. 9.50x6.75x0.50 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers __1107630657
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Anbieter: Nighttown Books, Powell, WY, USA
Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. First Edition Second Printing (1953) stated in black-stamped brown cloth, no text markings, NOT ex-lib, no dj, binding tight pages bright, slight edge wear to boards, offsetting to endpaper gutters, from collection of UCLA mathematician Nathaniel Grossman with his neat name to front endpaper, a clean tight copy of this pioneering work of early computing by the famed Cambridge mathematician; 8vo; (ix) 138pp indexed & illus. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 32500
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