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When Computers Went to Sea
David L. Boslaugh
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Description for When Computers Went to Sea
Paperback. Explores the history of the United States Navy's secret development of code-breaking computers and their adaptation to solve a critical fleet radar data handling problem in the Navy's first seaborne digital computer system - that went to sea in 1962. Series: Perspectives. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JWF; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 845.
When Computers Went to Sea explores the history of the United States Navy's secret development of code-breaking computers and their adaptation to solve a critical fleet radar data handling problem in the Navy's first seaborne digital computer system - that went to sea in 1962. This is the only book written on the United States Navy's initial application of shipboard digital computers to naval warfare.
Considered one of the most successful projects ever undertaken by the US Navy, the Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) was the subject of numerous studies attempting to pinpoint the reason for the ... Read more
When Computers Went to Sea explores the history of the United States Navy's secret development of code-breaking computers and their adaptation to solve a critical fleet radar data handling problem in the Navy's first seaborne digital computer system - that went to sea in 1962. This is the only book written on the United States Navy's initial application of shipboard digital computers to naval warfare.
Considered one of the most successful projects ever undertaken by the US Navy, the Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) was the subject of numerous studies attempting to pinpoint the reason for the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
Series
Perspectives
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471472209
SKU
V9780471472209
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About David L. Boslaugh
David L. Boslaugh is the author of When Computers Went to Sea: The Digitization of the United States Navy, published by Wiley.
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