The information machine or creative man and the data processor

Duration: 0:10:04

Genre: Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1958

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | International Business Machine Corporation: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Uses animation to examine the relationships between man and the computer, emphasizing that the computer is a machine which is manipulated by man. Gives an account of the development of the electronic computer beginning with primitive man and ending with the advent of machine simulation, explaining the nature of data processing. Presents some general examples of how computers are used in control, design, and simulation.

Complete Record: , Uses animation to examine the relationships between man and the computer, emphasizing that the computer is a machine which is manipulated by man. Gives an account of the development of the electronic computer beginning with primitive man and ending with the advent of machine simulation, explaining the nature of data processing. Presents some general examples of how computers are used in control, design, and simulation.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.


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