Title :
SEAC and the start of image processing at the National Bureau of Standards
Author :
Kirsch, Russell A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
The National Bureau of Standards Electronic Automatic Computer, SEAC, completed in 1950, was the first electronic computer with an internally stored program in the U.S. government. This paper describes how scanning and computer processing of images began at the National Bureau of Standards in 1956 and how the use of SEAC made possible experiments that led to the widespread use of image processing and many other computer innovations
Keywords :
digital computers; government data processing; history; image processing; Electronic Automatic Computer; National Bureau of Standards; SEAC; US government; computer innovations; experiments; image processing; scanning; Decision support systems; Fiber reinforced plastics; Government; Image processing; NIST; Technological innovation;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
