The Computer from Pascal to von Neumann

FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. v
Illustrations, pg. vii
Preface (1893), pg. ix
Preface, pg. xi
I. Beginnings, pg. 3
2. Cllarles Babhage and His Analytical Engine, pg. 10
3. The Astronolnical Ephemeris, pg. 27
4. The Universities: Maxwell and Boole, pg. 31
5, Integrators and Planin~c.ters, pg. 39
6. Michelsori, Fourier Coc~ffic~ientasn, d the Gibbs Phenomenon, pg. 52
7. Boolean Algebra: x2 = xx = x, pg. 60
8. Billings, IIollerith, and the. Census, pg. 65
9. Rallistics ancl the Rise of the Great Mathematicians, pg. 72
10. Blish's Differential Analyzer and Other Analog IJcvices, pg. 84
11. Adaptation to Scientific Needs, pg. 106
12. Renascenrbe and Triumph of Digital Means of Computation, pg. 115
1. Electronic, EAi~rtsp rior to the EN1AC, pg. 123
2. The Ballistic Research Laboratory, pg. 127
3. Differences between Analog and Digital Machines, pg. 140
4. Beginnings of the ENIA(:, pg. 148
5. The ENIAC as a Matl~errratical Instrument, pg. 157
6. Jolln von Nel~mann ant1 the Computer, pg. 167
7. Beyond the ENIAC, pg. 184
8. Tlte Structure of the EDVAC, pg. 204
9. The Spread of Ideas, pg. 211
10. First Calculations on the ENIAC, pg. 225
1. Post-EIIVAC Days, pg. 239
2. The Institute for Advanced Study Computer, pg. 252
3. Automata Theory and Logic Machines, pg. 271
4. Numerical Mathematics, pg. 286
5. Nun~ericalM eteorology, pg. 300
6. Engineering Activities and Achievements, pg. 306
7. The Computer and UNESCO, pg. 321
8. The Early Industrial Scene, pg. 325
9. Programming Languages, pg. 333
10. Conclusions, pg. 342
APPENDIX: World-Wide Developments, pg. 349
Index, pg. 363