Historical perspectives on computers: components

ABSTRACT

The technological base for computers was laid just prior to and during World War II. Military requirements led to a general upgrading of components. Television and radar pushed the development of high performance vacuum tubes, particularly the twin triode. Radar shifted the attention of engineers from frequency to time and timing. The microsecond became familiar.

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