Abstract :
In an article published in "Science" (Vol. 112, pp. 731-736, December 22, 1950), adapted from a talk given at a meeting of the Association for Computing Machinery in Washington on September 8, 1950, the author gives a brief account of some of the computing machines, both analog and digital, that were in operation on government problems or under construction for government agencies in 1950, and speculates on the direction of future developments.
