Max Newman: topologist, codebreaker and pioneer of computing

David Anderson

doi:10.1109/MAHC.2007.42

Max Newman: topologist, codebreaker and pioneer of computing

David Anderson

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Abstract

The dominant discourse in the History of Computing holds that the world's first stored-program digital electronic computer--the Manchester "Baby"--was developed under the sole leadership and direction of the Department of Electro-Technics. This biography, which arises out of a detailed re-examination of the historical evidence, challenges the dominant account of the project and re-situates the mathematician M.H.A. Newman as its overall leader.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	76-81
Number of pages	6
Journal	IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MAHC.2007.42
Publication status	Published - 2007

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