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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1962
Page
11
A compact exploration shows two computing aids predate modern machines. Bears count while Noah uses a stewpot as an analog gauge. Digital concepts arise from two-state beans and the abacus, leading to program driven automatic digital computers that solve Noah's hay question through planned steps, data cards, and flow charts.
The article explains how computers receive programs from tape and card readers, store them in memory, and execute them via a stored assembly program. It covers memory types like magnetic cores and disk-like storage, the role of binary digits, addressing, and how fast electronic circuits achieve rapid arithmetic without moving parts, aided by transistors and solid-state designs.
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, part of the University of California system, operates TBM 704s MANIAC and Stretch and IBM 70s to run near continuously. The site enables advanced simulations from nuclear reactor design to medical data processing and ballistic planning, highlighting vast computing power and expanding research reach.
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