| Title: |
Isaac L. Auerbach
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| Local code: |
OH 2
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Charles Babbage Institute
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| Collection: |
Charles Babbage Institute Oral History Program
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| Description: |
Auerbach recounts his experiences at Electronic Control Company (later the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company) in
the period 1947-1949. He emphasizes the economic and practical infeasibility of the BINAC computer project for
Northrop Aircraft. Auerbach also discusses the UNIVAC, including personalities, politics, and its technical features.
The roles of the National Bureau of Standards, Northrop Aircraft, Raytheon, Remington Rand, and IBM are brought
into a perspective relative to the development of the UNIVAC.
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| Extent: |
41 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=35
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1978 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Auerbach, Isaac L.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Electrical engineer
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| Document date: |
10-Apr-1978
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| Interviewer: |
Stern, Nancy
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Computer software; Electric engineering; Engineering; Information technology; North America; Oral history; Software engineering; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0023902-25433
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