Title :
Sovietization of Czechoslovakian Computing: The Rise and Fall of the SAPO Project
Author_Institution :
Brno Univ. of Technol., Brno, Czech Republic
Abstract :
After World War II, Antoni??n Svoboda returned to Czechoslovakia with experience in building analog computers, a keen interest in digital computing technology, and aspirations to establish a computer industry in his homeland. Svoboda´s original ideas were further developed by his students and colleagues and reflected in the design of SAPO, the first Czechoslovakian computer, in the 1950s.
Keywords :
DP industry; digital computers; Antonin Svoboda; Czechoslovakian sovietization; SAPO Project; World War II; analog computers; computer industry; digital computing technology; first Czechoslovakian computer; samocinn?? pocitac or automatic computer; Antoní SAPO computer; n Svoboda;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2010.7
