Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
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Re: Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
#2Thought it was very interesting to see the precursors of modern computers and how they achieved the various mathematical functions mechanically
Re: Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
#3I absolutely adore this series of videos! Analog/mechanical computing is a fascinating field that is often ignored.
Also the pedagogical style of these videos is fantastic, simple, to the point, with no unnecessary distractions. It's hard to find this level of quality in the current 'click and subscribe' universe!
Happy to see this pop on HN :)
Re: Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
#4I absolutely adore this series of videos! Analog/mechanical computing is a fascinating field that is often ignored. Also the pedagogical style of these videos is fantastic, simple, to the point, with no unnecessary distractions. It's hard to find this level of quality in the current 'click and subscribe' universe! Happy to see this pop on HN :)
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Re: Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
#5I highly recommend "Between Human and Machine Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics" by David A. Mindell
Re: Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
#6I absolutely adore this series of videos! Analog/mechanical computing is a fascinating field that is often ignored. Also the pedagogical style of these videos is fantastic, simple, to the point, with no unnecessary distractions. It's hard to find this level of quality in the current 'click and subscribe' universe! Happy to see this pop on HN :)
the current 'click and subscribe' universe!
The audience for this film was heavily advertised to, in order to get them to subscribe:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Untitled_%282%29World_...
And if that didn't work, many were simply coerced into it by the state. You don't need to pester a captive audience to smash the like button.
Re: Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
#7I've seen a few of these old instructional videos.
In addition to the content itself, I'm always very amazed by the fact they can produce these videos without computers!
Re: Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
#8This is a great primer on one facet of the Navy and "technology".
So much of early computing has some tie back to the navy. It isn't an accident that Grace Hopper was an admiral and not a General. Much of Cray's early work is littered with "Navy" (including his transfer from Europe to the Pacific).
It's a fascinating bit of WWII and Post war history that is worth exploring.
Re: Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
#9I've seen a few of these old instructional videos. In addition to the content itself, I'm always very amazed by the fact they can produce these videos without computers!
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Re: Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
#10I absolutely adore this series of videos! Analog/mechanical computing is a fascinating field that is often ignored. Also the pedagogical style of these videos is fantastic, simple, to the point, with no unnecessary distractions. It's hard to find this level of quality in the current 'click and subscribe' universe! Happy to see this pop on HN :)
A similarly interesting video in this pedagogical style is 'Around The Corner - How Differential Steering Works (1937)': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAw79386WI