<div dir="ltr">Andy et al., please pardon the (family) vanity, but I can't resist providing a link to my father's 1954 article on a special-purpose analog computer:<div><br></div><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/k2kvv4m" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/k2kvv4m</a></b><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Though I don't imagine that many of the students would be primarily interested in "...electron diffraction patterns and computing the corresponding crystal lattice spacings."</div>
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<br></div><div>Bill</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 9:02 PM, Andrew Meade McGee <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amm5ae@virginia.edu" target="_blank">amm5ae@virginia.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Dear List Folks,<br><br></div>First, a thanks
and update. Last fall I e-mailed this list seeking input on course
design for a four week computer history class and received many
wonderful, instructive answers. Shortly after writing I was sidelined
with some unexpected kidney surgeries and never got to respond with
thanks. I'm all healed up now and am glad to report that the class is in
progress and makes use of many group members' suggestions. It's going
smashingly well. <br>
<br></div>Which leads to another call for guidance: some of my students
have expressed interest in building an analog computer for their final
project, and have approached me because they can't find instructions on
how to do it. I've scoured the web, and while I have access to plenty of
50s- and 60s-era textbooks on principles of analog computing, I can't
seem t find a simple wiring schema/set of blueprints suitable for
humanities undergrads with limited workshop experience.<br>
<br></div>Have any of you ever had students build a simple analog
computer? Any suggestions on guidance or instructions or templates I
might provide the eager but inexperienced students? <br><br></div>Thank you,<br></div>
Andrew</div>
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