Albert E. Smith papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of reports, correspondence, notes, bibliographies, articles and other reference material largely relating to the Office of Naval Research's Computing Surveys. Among the reports are: Comparison of RCA's BIZMAC Computer to IBM's 702(1954), Proposed Programming for the EDVACby Sam Lubkin (1947), a report on the Zurich Conference on Algorithmic Language (1958), a Naval Research Laboratory meeting on storage tubes (1946), Reaction to the Initial Use of COBOLby M.H. Schwartz, and several reports on computing in Europe. The collection also includes sample printouts from the Remington Rand High-Speed printer.
Dates
- 1947-1961
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Access to materials:
Access to the collection is unrestricted.
Copyright:
CBI holds the copyright to all materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Biographical Note
In 1948 Albert E. Smith joined the Office of Naval Research as a mathematician, and later became head of the Computer Systems and Applications Branch of the Naval Ship Systems Command. He edited the Digital Computer Newsletter from 1949 to 1954, and served on the Conference on Data System Languages executive committee from 1959-1960. He was involved in producing a number of early surveys of computer equipment for the Navy.
Extent
1 box (0.2 cubic feet)
Abstract
Collection contains correspondence, reports, notes, bibliographies, computer printouts, newsletters, publications, and other reference material largely relating to the Office of Naval Research's computing surveys.
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by the Association for Computing Machinery.
- ALGOL (Computer program language) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- COBOL (Computer program language) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computer industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computer storage devices Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computers -- Europe. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computers -- United States. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- IBM 702 (Computer) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- RCA Bizmac (Computer) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Smith, Albert E. (Albert Eugene), 1907-
- United States. Office of Naval Research
- Title
- Albert E. Smith Papers, 1947-1961. Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Bruce H. Bruemmer, March 1991.
- Date
- 2004
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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