{"product_id":"9781848829329","title":"History of Computing: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947 – 67","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHistory of Computing: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947 – 67\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLavington, Simon\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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 Leon Bagrit; examines early Elliott digital computers designed for classified military applications and for GCHQ; describes the analogue computers developed by Elliott-Automation; reviews the development of the first commercial Elliot computers and the growth of applications in industrial automation; includes a history of airborne computers by a former director of Elliott Flight Automation; discusses the computer architectures and systems software for Elliott computers; investigates the mergers, takeovers and eventual closure of the Borehamwood laboratories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-02-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781848829329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-84882-933-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 710\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49939025821836,"sku":"9781848829329","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781848829329.jpg?v=1779049272","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781848829329","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}