The Chromium-Plated Tabulator: Institutionalizing an Electronic Revolution, 1954-1958.

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  • Author(s): Haigh, Thomas
  • Source:
    IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. Oct-Dec2001, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p75. 30p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      COMPUTERS; ELECTRONIC data processing
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Examines how first-generation computers were sold and purchased from 1954 to 1958 in the United States. Use of computers for clerical and accounting jobs by corporations; Occupations and departments that emerged around the computers; Discussion on data processing and the history of computing.