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Analog Computation and Simulation: Laboratory Approach

YEAR: 1965
ITEM: Book
COMPANY: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
COUNTRY: USA
IN OUR COLLECTION: Yes

This book is part of an Allen & Bacon series entitled "Electrical Engineering". The book has two sections. Part 1 (Chapters 1 through 4) is devoted to the development of analog computers, their major components, and their functions. Part II focuses on Laboratory Studies and includes 25 studies designed to teach key aspects of analog computer programming. Evidently, there is a publication entitled "Analog Computation and Simulation: Exercises" which is this book minus Part 1.

The bibliography is brief, just a couple of pages but includes an interesting footnote for our collection. It makes mention of technical materials printed by various companies (including Reeves and Goodyear...whose computers are in our collection). But it footnotes Goodyear and states "The company has discontinued the fabrication of analog computers, but swome technical literature is still available."

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