The Computer Church – Pennsylvania Computer and Technology Museum
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- #Analog Computers
- #Tech Innovations
- The collection features over 50 analog computers, the largest known in the world, including rare and unique models.
- Analog computers from the 1940s-1950s were pivotal in post-WWII military and NASA projects, shaping modern digital computing.
- The 'Rangekeeper Mark VII' was a fire-control computer on the USS St. Louis during the Pearl Harbor attack.
- The Homebrew Computer Club newsletter was influential in Silicon Valley's tech culture and the personal computer revolution.
- Computer Notes bridged the personal computer community, featuring Bill Gates's 'Open Letter to Hobbyists' in 1976.
- Hollerith's personal article on the Tabulating Machine is a unique copy with handwritten notes from 1889.
- The 1969 Nieman Marcus Catalog featured a 'Kitchen Computer' as a publicity stunt.
- The Moore School Lectures in 1946 were the first course on digital computers, discussing ENIAC and EDVAC.
- Vannevar Bush, TIME's 1944 Man of the Year, inspired computer scientists with his essay 'As We May Think.'
- Electronics Magazine's 1965 issue featured Gordon Moore's article, introducing Moore's Law.