<div dir="ltr">An <i>IEEE Spectrum</i> story from David Brock:<div><br></div><div><h1 class="gmail-article-title" style="box-sizing:content-box;margin:0px auto 20px;font-size:40px;font-family:Theinhardt-Medium,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:42px;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;width:620px"><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/the-shocking-truth-behind-arnold-nordsiecks-differential-analyzer">The Shocking Truth Behind Arnold Nordsieck’s Differential Analyzer</a></h1><h2 class="gmail-article-dek" style="box-sizing:content-box;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:30px;margin:0px auto 30px;font-size:26px;text-align:center;width:620px;color:rgb(136,136,136)">To program this electromechanical computer, you plugged in the cords in specific patterns—and with extreme caution</h2><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">_________________________<br>Brian A. Berg / <a href="mailto:bberg@StanfordAlumni.org" target="_blank">bberg@StanfordAlumni.org</a><br>Berg Software Design<br>14500 Big Basin Way, Suite F, Saratoga, CA 95070 USA<br>Voice: 408.741.5010 / Cell: 408.568.2505<br><span style="font-size:small">Consulting: Flash Memory/USB/Storage/Patents</span><br>visit the Storage Cornucopia: <a href="http://www.bswd.com" target="_blank">www.bswd.com</a><div>FMS Technical Chair: <a href="http://www.FlashMemorySummit.com" target="_blank">www.FlashMemorySummit.com</a></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><a href="http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:List_of_IEEE_Milestones" target="_blank">IEEE Milestone</a> Coordinator for </span><a href="http://www.ieee-region6.org/" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small" target="_blank">Region 6</a><br><div>IEEE <a href="http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/" target="_blank">SCV Section</a> Past Chair / <a href="http://www.CaliforniaConsultants.org" target="_blank">IEEE-CNSV</a> Board Director</div></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">IEEE </span><a href="http://www.SiliconValleyHistory.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial;font-size:small" target="_blank">Silicon Valley Tech History Committee</a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"> Chair</span><br></div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BziWcipiMNJkZV9CdXg2YjJhQUk&export=download" width="200" height="76"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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