PDF-[DOWNLOAD]-Electronic Brains: Stories from the Dawn of the Computer Age

Weve come so far so fast Within a relatively short period of time weve managed to put enormous computing power in offices and homes around the globe But before there was an IBM computer before there were laptops and personal PCs there were small independent teams of pioneers working on the development of the very first computer Scattered around the globe and ranging in temperament and talent they forged the future in basement labs backyard workshops and old horse barnsTracing the period just after World War II when the first truly modern computers were developed Electronic Brains chronicles the escapades of the worlds first techies Some of the initial projects are quite famous and well known such as LEO the Lyons Electronic Office which was developed by the catering company J Lyons Co in London in the 1940s Others are a bit more arcane such as the ABC which was built in a basement at Iowa State College and was abandoned to obscurity at the beginning of WWII And then like the tale of the Rand 409 which wss constructed in a barn in Connecticut under the watchful eye of a stuffed moose there are the stories that are virtually unknown All combine to create a fascinating history of a nowubiquitous technologyRelying on extensive interviews from surviving members of the original teams of hardware jockeys author Mike Hally recreates the atmosphere of the early days of computing Rich with provocative and entertaining descriptions we are introduced go the many eccentric obsessive and fiercely loyal men and women who laid the foundations for the computerized world in which we now live As the acronyms fly fast and furious UNIVAC CSIRAC and MESM to name just a few Electronic Brains provides a vivid sense of time place and science. 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Why isn't an elephant smarter than a human?. Computing – Post 1900. Raj . Reddy. Carnegie Mellon University. Jan 16, 2013. rr@cmu.edu. 15-346 Schedule of Presentations. Spring 2013.  . Jan 14 . Raj Reddy. . Origins . of Computers I – Pre 1900. Argument Mini-Unit. PowerPoint adapted by Amy . Vujaklija. and Jean . Wolph. from materials developed by Beth . Rimer. , Ohio Writing Project, for the National Writing Project i3 College Ready Writers Program, funded by the Department of Education.. A . new way to think. COS 116, Spring 2012. . Adam Finkelstein. “. Computer science is no more about computers than . astronomy is about telescopes. .” . Edsger. . Dijkstra. .. Today: Computer science ideas have led to a rethinking of. COS116: 4/28/11 . Sanjeev . Arora. “. Computer science is no more about computers than . astronomy is about telescopes. .” . Edsger. . Dijkstra. .. Today: . Computer . science ideas have led to a rethinking of. Raj . Reddy. Carnegie Mellon University. Jan 16, 2013. rr@cmu.edu. 15-346 Schedule of Presentations. Spring 2013.  . Jan 14 . Raj Reddy. . Origins . of Computers I – Pre 1900. Jan 16 . Raj . Reddy . Chapter 1 - Assistive Technology Assessment Using the AT Checklist In some cases team members are not fully aware of a might be available to assist with the task that is of concern. In that case ther The New York Times Science Bestseller from Robert Wachter, Modern Healthcare\'s #1 Most Influential Physician-Executive in the USWhile modern medicine produces miracles, it also delivers care that is too often unsafe, unreliable, unsatisfying, and impossibly expensive. For the past few decades, technology has been touted as the cure for all of healthcare\'s ills.But medicine stubbornly resisted computerization - until now. Over the past five years, thanks largely to billions of dollars in federal incentives, healthcare has finally gone digital.Yet once clinicians started using computers to actually deliver care, it dawned on them that something was deeply wrong. Why were doctors no longer making eye contact with their patients? How could one of America\'s leading hospitals give a teenager a 39-fold overdose of a common antibiotic, despite a state-of-the-art computerized prescribing system? How could a recruiting ad for physicians tout the absence of an electronic medical record as a major selling point?Logically enough, we\'ve pinned the problems on clunky software, flawed implementations, absurd regulations, and bad karma. It was all of those things, but it was also something far more complicated. And far more interesting . . .Written with a rare combination of compelling stories and hard-hitting analysis by one of the nation\'s most thoughtful physicians, The Digital Doctor examines healthcare at the dawn of its computer age. It tackles the hard questions, from how technology is changing care at the bedside to whether government intervention has been useful or destructive. And it does so with clarity, insight, humor, and compassion. Ultimately, it is a hopeful story.We need to recognize that computers in healthcare don\'t simply replace my doctor\'s scrawl with Helvetica 12, writes the author Dr. Robert Wachter. Instead, they transform the work, the people who do it, and their relationships with each other and with patients. . . . Sure, we should have thought of this sooner. But it\'s not too late to get it right.This riveting book offers the prescription for getting it right, making it essential reading for everyone - patient and provider alike - who cares about our healthcare system. The New York Times Science Bestseller from Robert Wachter, Modern Healthcare\'s #1 Most Influential Physician-Executive in the USWhile modern medicine produces miracles, it also delivers care that is too often unsafe, unreliable, unsatisfying, and impossibly expensive. For the past few decades, technology has been touted as the cure for all of healthcare\'s ills.But medicine stubbornly resisted computerization - until now. Over the past five years, thanks largely to billions of dollars in federal incentives, healthcare has finally gone digital.Yet once clinicians started using computers to actually deliver care, it dawned on them that something was deeply wrong. Why were doctors no longer making eye contact with their patients? How could one of America\'s leading hospitals give a teenager a 39-fold overdose of a common antibiotic, despite a state-of-the-art computerized prescribing system? How could a recruiting ad for physicians tout the absence of an electronic medical record as a major selling point?Logically enough, we\'ve pinned the problems on clunky software, flawed implementations, absurd regulations, and bad karma. It was all of those things, but it was also something far more complicated. And far more interesting . . .Written with a rare combination of compelling stories and hard-hitting analysis by one of the nation\'s most thoughtful physicians, The Digital Doctor examines healthcare at the dawn of its computer age. It tackles the hard questions, from how technology is changing care at the bedside to whether government intervention has been useful or destructive. And it does so with clarity, insight, humor, and compassion. Ultimately, it is a hopeful story.We need to recognize that computers in healthcare don\'t simply replace my doctor\'s scrawl with Helvetica 12, writes the author Dr. Robert Wachter. Instead, they transform the work, the people who do it, and their relationships with each other and with patients. . . . Sure, we should have thought of this sooner. But it\'s not too late to get it right.This riveting book offers the prescription for getting it right, making it essential reading for everyone - patient and provider alike - who cares about our healthcare system. We\'ve come so far, so fast. Within a relatively short period of time, we\'ve managed to put enormous computing power in offices and homes around the globe. But before there was an IBM computer, before there were laptops and personal PCs, there were small independent teams of pioneers working on the development of the very first computer. Scattered around the globe and ranging in temperament and talent, they forged the future in basement labs, backyard, workshops, and old horse barns.Tracing the period just after World War II when the first truly modern computers were developed, Electronic Brains chronicles the escapades of the world\'s first techies. Some of the initial projects are quite famous and well known, such as LEO, the Lyons Electronic Office, which was developed by the catering company J. Lyons & Co. in London in the 1940s. Others are a bit more arcane, such as the ABC, which was built in a basement at Iowa State College and was abandoned to obscurity at the beginning of WWII. And then - like the tale of the Rand 409 which wss constructed in a barn in Connecticut under the watchful eye of a stuffed moose - there are the stories that are virtually unknown. All combine to create a fascinating history of a now-ubiquitous technology.Relying on extensive interviews from surviving members of the original teams of hardware jockeys, author Mike Hally recreates the atmosphere of the early days of computing. Rich with provocative and entertaining descriptions, we are introduced go the many eccentric, obsessive, and fiercely loyal men and women who laid the foundations for the computerized world in which we now live. As the acronyms fly fast and furious - UNIVAC, CSIRAC, and MESM, to name just a few - Electronic Brains provides a vivid sense of time, place, and science.