IE 62 - Von Neumann Machine
Due - As indicated by the Calendar
Directions
We have decided to give Von Neumann credit for the architecture
of the general purpose computer.
Write 3 to 5 pages (this could be a book...) addressing
at least the following issues:
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Who was/is Von Neumann?
Explain his background and thus his credibility in
proposing this architecture.
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Use the Ada Movie info to look at her contribution
How close was she to really understanding general
purpose computing.
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Who was John Atanasoff and what part did he play?
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Look at the ENIAC
Document
Do the document
using a decent environment,
e.g., Frame, LAtex, troff, etc.
and
at least spell check the document.
Turn in
hardcopy, 2 copies.
Where to Look
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The Ada Lovelace Movie
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The Web
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IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
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Computing History Books in the Library
Mike Erlinger
Last Modified Tuesday, 06-Jan-2004 08:48:09 PST