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Documentation on the Philbrick Computer

American History Museum

Object Details

Description

TheElectronic Analogue Computation Laboratory of the Department of Engineering at the University of California at Los Anglees prepared a typescript Bulletin describing developments in the field. This is Bulletin No. 2.The undated document - as well as Bulletin No. 1 - described use of Philbrick Computer components. A signature on the document reads: Don Lebell. A five-page document attached to this one is entitled "Application of Feedback Amplifiers to Analog Operations." It is by Louis G. Walters.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1950

ID Number

1995.3001.16

nonaccession number

1995.3001

catalog number

1995.3001.16

Object Name

sheets, set of

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: .2 cm x 24.5 cm x 38 cm; 3/32 in x 9 21/32 in x 14 31/32 in

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Science & Mathematics

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Mathematics

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-5131-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_690041

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