Moving Targets: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947 - 67

by Simon Lavington

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144712636X
• ISBN13: 9781447126362
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 710 Pages
• Weight: 2.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"