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The huge gadget was known as the "electronic numerical integrator and computer." Its inventors-Dr. John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert-called it "eniac." For their blue-ribbon audience, they demonstrated how eniac could compute the trajectory of a shell in less time than it would take the shell...
The indicator is a small black box about the size of a milk bottle, with a computer hooked up to the plane's compass and speed indicator. When a pilot takes off, he records his latitude and longitude on the instrument. From the data about direction and speed automatically...
Gunners sitting inside plexiglass blisters sight the target through a small square of glass, track it to get speed, range and angle. A computer of complex and secret design sets electronic and mechanical elements in motion. The computer also makes corrections for such errors as might be caused by wind...
The United States Civil Service Commission announces the following-named scientific and technical examinations to be held on April 19, 1904, at the places marked D in the Manual of Examinations: aid, Coast and Geodetic Service; civil and electrical engineer, Philippine Service; civil engineer, Philippine Service; civil engineer and draftsman...
(1) Piecework computer. Naval Observatory, Bureau of Equipment.