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A MECHANICAL calculating machine for solving simultaneous linear equations up to ten in number under construction at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Drs. V. Bush and J. B. Wilbur was ...

A brand new element has entered the age-old man-machine equation. One refers to what is euphemistically called the computer virus. Some years back, news on the computer front was that a virus had ...

A function machine is a way of writing rules using a flow diagram. The equation \(3h - 6 = 9\) can be shown on a function machine by writing out the functions that have been applied to \(h\) in the ...

A transformation that reduces coefficient count to one greatly simplifies the task of finding roots. has roots that are solvable by classical techniques involving the computation of inverse cosines, ...

Bearing maker SKF has established a central library on its network to store engineering calculations for reference and general use. The library is built on MathCAD calculation software from Mathsoft ...

THE calculating machine for the solution of differential equations constructed by Dr. V. Bush, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has attracted a great deal of attention, and a similar ...