DocumentCode
1106615
Title
As the twig is bent: the early life of John Mauchly
Author
Costello, John
Author_Institution
US Customs Service, Washington, DC, USA
Volume
18
Issue
1
fYear
1996
Firstpage
45
Lastpage
50
Abstract
Our life experiences influence the way we think and the types of activities in which we engage. This paper examines the early life of John Mauchly, one of the inventors of the ENIAC, and details those experiences which came to influence his contributions to the creation of the ENIAC and subsequent computers
Keywords
biographies; history; mainframes; ENIAC; John Mauchly; biography; computers; early life; inventor; life experiences; Computer hacking; Earth; Education; Heart; History; Humans; Ink; Military computing; Physics computing; Surgery;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/85.476560
Filename
476560
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