| Title: |
Cuthbert Corwin Hurd
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| Local code: |
OH 76
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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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| Series: |
Item 1 of Series Cuthbert Corwin Hurd
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| Description: |
Hurd discusses International Business Machines' (IBM) commitment to research in computer technology, IBM's support for academic research on computers, and his own work at IBM--especially on the IBM 701, 704 and 705 computers. He also describes John von Neumann and his contributions to the development of computer technology.
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| Extent: |
49 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=159
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1981 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Hurd, Cuthbert Corwin, 1911-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1911
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| Speaker occupation: |
Dean; Military personnel; Professor
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| Age at speaking: |
70
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| Document location: |
Portola Valley, CA
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| Document date: |
20-Jan-1981
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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: |
OHI0023977-25520
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