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ENIAC versus Colossus and the early presentation of electronic computers

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Design for War and Peace: 2014 Annual Design History Society Conference
A description of the concurrent yet different development of electronic computers during WWII in the UK and US– most notably the secrecy of the UK development compared to the widely known work in the US and the consequent effects on the computing industry

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Episode Information

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Design for War and Peace: 2014 Annual Design History Society Conference
People
Paul Atkinson
Keywords
computers
history of technology
ENIAC
Colossus
Department: Department for Continuing Education
Date Added: 28/09/2014
Duration: 00:21:49

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