Moving Targets: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947 - 67 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781848829329)

This book charts the take-up of IT in Britain, as seen through the eyes of one company. It examines how the dawn of the digital computer age in Britain took place for different applications, from early government-sponsored work on secret defence projects, to the growth of the market for Elliott computers for civil applications. Features: charts the establishment of Elliott's Borehamwood Research Laboratories, and the roles played by John Coales and Leon Bagrit; examines early Elliott digital computers designed for classified military applications and for GCHQ; describes the analogue computers developed by Elliott-Automation; reviews the development of the first commercial Elliot computers and the growth of applications in industrial automation; includes a history of airborne computers by a former director of Elliott Flight Automation; discusses the computer architectures and systems software for Elliott computers; investigates the mergers, takeovers and eventual closure of the Borehamwood laboratories.

Author: Simon Lavington
ISBN-10: 1848829329
ISBN-13: 9781848829329
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2011
Pages: 710
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 2.00d