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Analog computer
An analog computer (spelled analogue in British English) is a form of computer that uses the continuously-changeable aspects of physical phenomena such as electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic quantities to model the problem being solved. ... The FERMIAC was an analog computer invented by physicist Enrico Fermi in 1947 to aid in his studies of neutron transport. -
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List of people from Maryland
The following are some notable people from the U.S. state of Maryland, listed by field of endeavor. ... John Mauchly, physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, invented the first general-purpose electronic computer -
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FERMIAC
The Monte Carlo trolley, or FERMIAC, was an analog computer invented by physicist Enrico Fermi to aid in his studies of neutron transport. -
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Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. ... Undergraduate physics students must also take extensive mathematics courses (calculus, differential equations, advanced calculus), and computer science and programming. -
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Timeline of science and engineering in the Islamic world
A geared mechanical astrolabe with an analog computer calendar is invented by Abi Bakr of Isfahan. ... Iranian physicist Ali Javan co-invents the gas laser. -
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Technology in science fiction
Technology in science fiction has helped create many common topics found in science fiction today. ... 1967: U.S. physicist John Wheeler invents the name "black hole" to describe singularities in space and time. -
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Technology in Science Fiction
Technology in Science Fiction has helped create many common topics found in Science Fiction today. ... 1967: U.S. physicist John Wheeler invents the name "black hole" to describe singularities in space and time. -
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John Mauchly
John William Mauchly (August 30, 1907 – January 8, 1980) was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic digital computer, as well as EDVAC, BINAC and UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer made in the United States. Together they started the first computer company, the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (EMCC), and pioneered fundamental computer concepts including the stored program, subroutines, and programming languages. -
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11th century
Latin translation of the Book of Optics (1021), written by the Iraqi physicist, Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen). ... 1020 – Ibn Samh of Al-Andalus invents a geared mechanical astrolabe, an example of an analog computer. -
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Computer generated holography
Computer Generated Holography (CGH) is the method of digitally generating holographic interference patterns. ... Holography is a technique originally invented by Hungarian physicist Dennis Gabor (1900-1979) to improve the resolving power on electron microscopes.
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