IBM's early computers
Memoir of the life and labours of the late Charles Babbage Esq. F.R.S
Memoir of the life and labours of the late Charles Babbage Esq. F.R.S
The early British computer conferences
The early British computer conferences
Father, son & co.: my life at IBM and beyond
Father, son & co.: my life at IBM and beyond
The art of computer programming, volume 3: (2nd ed.) sorting and searching
The art of computer programming, volume 3: (2nd ed.) sorting and searching
Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Modern Computer
Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Modern Computer
Computers and Thought
Short WAITS
Essential E
First grade TEX: a beginner''s TEX manual
First grade TEX: a beginner''s TEX manual
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Arthur Lee Samuel's (1901-90) early life, education, and career are described. Before World War II, at Bell Telephone Laboratories, he was a leading designer of microwave tubes, of which his TR radar switch, the Samuel tube, was the most widely used. At the University of Illinois he launched the ILLIAC team. He was one of those who guided IBM into computers and into real research, and he initiated its solid-state laboratory. He made a major improvement in the Williams storage tube. He invented hashing. He was chairman of the Defense Department Advisory Group on Electron Devices for 18 years. He started IBMs Zurich Laboratory and was instrumental in founding the IBM Journal of Research and Development