拍品 804
  • 804

DIGITAL COMPUTERS - MANCHESTER SMALL-SCALE EXPERIMENTAL MACHINE (SSEM)

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300 - 500 GBP
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描述

  • A collection of 5 items, comprising:
i. Kilburn, Thomas A. (1921-2001). "The University of Manchester high-speed digital computing machine" [London: Macmillan, 1949], [in:] Nature, vol. 164, no. 4173, disbound, (Weinreb Collection, Bloomsbury Auctions, 28 October 1999, lot 302, Erwin Tomash), [T&W K41; Origins of Cyberspace 1067], adhesive at spineii. Kilburn, T. "The new universal digital computing machine at the University of Manchester" [London: Macmillan, 1951], [in:] Nature, vol. 168, no. 4264, disbound, [T&W K40], adhesive at spineiii. Williams, Frederic Calland (1911-1977), Kilburn, T. and Tootill, Geoffrey C. (1922-2017). Universal high-speed digital computers: a small-scale experimental machine [London: The Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1951], [offprint from:] Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, vol. 98, no. 61, wrappers, [T&W W87], some creases and folds, adhesive tape repairs to wrappersiv. Kilburn, T., Tootill, G.C., Edwards, David B.G. (b.1928) and Pollard, Brian W. Digital computers at Manchester university [London: The Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1952], [proof offprint from:] Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, no. 10, 4to, later wrappers, [T&W K42], ownership initials and numbering system towards spinev. Pollard, B.W. and Londsdale, Keith. The construction and operation of the Manchester University computer [London: The Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1953], [proof offprint from:] Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, vol. 100, no. 61, 4to, later wrappers, [not in T&W], ownership initials and numbering system towards spine

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拍品資料及來源

Kilburn and Williams were responsible for the first stored program computer to operate: the Manchester Baby machine. In the first paper offered in this lot, Kilburn announces the completion of the world’s first digital electronic stored program computer.