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... Aiken read these lines , he later told Jeremy Bernstein , " he felt that Babbage was ad- dressing him personally from the past . ” A professor at Harvard put Aiken in touch with Watson , and Aiken outlined his idea for a controlled ...
... Aiken read these lines , he later told Jeremy Bernstein , " he felt that Babbage was ad- dressing him personally from the past . ” A professor at Harvard put Aiken in touch with Watson , and Aiken outlined his idea for a controlled ...
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... Aiken had sought re- liability , the Moore School team sought speed of operation . That wasn't the only difference between the two groups . Aiken's project had been associated with the navy : Aiken himself was commissioned a naval ...
... Aiken had sought re- liability , the Moore School team sought speed of operation . That wasn't the only difference between the two groups . Aiken's project had been associated with the navy : Aiken himself was commissioned a naval ...
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... Aiken's machine and still much faster than Wat- son's vengeful sequel . The difference in technologies , to be explained in a moment , led to vastly different results - and it is the ENIAC , not the Mark I , that is usually considered ...
... Aiken's machine and still much faster than Wat- son's vengeful sequel . The difference in technologies , to be explained in a moment , led to vastly different results - and it is the ENIAC , not the Mark I , that is usually considered ...
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