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The analog computer museum's online library

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Why This Matters

The online library of the analog computer museum offers a valuable resource for understanding the history and development of analog computing technology. This collection provides insights into past innovations that continue to influence modern computational and control systems, highlighting the importance of preserving and studying these foundational technologies for future advancements.

Key Takeaways

Helmut Adler An interesting section about "reversable" operational amplifiers (1.1 MB).

W. Ammon Der elektronische Analogrechner und seine Verwendung in der Industrie, AEG, ca. 5 MB (I would like to thank Prof. Dr. W. Becker who donated this paper to the analogmuseum.)

Schaltungen der Analogrechentechnik (with permission from the author and the Oldenbourg-Verlag), ca. 28 MB

Alan F. Barnes Thesis about Simulation of Full and Part-Load Performance of a Free-Piston Gas Generator by Electronic Analog Methods, 181 pages, ca. 5 MB (thanks to Marc de Piolenc for this scan).

Robert M. Barnett NASA-AMES Hybrid Computer Facilities and their Application to Problems in Aeronautics (thanks to Marc de Piolenc for providing this scan), ca. 7 MB.

Charles H. Beck, Ming H. Kuo DESIGNER'S MANUAL FOR CIRCUIT DESIGN BY ANALOG/DIGITAL TECHNIQUES, Systems Laboratory, School of Engineering, Tulane University, July 1970, ca. 3.7 MB.

C. Berger, G. A. Guter, G. Belfort, J. A. Hunter, K. C. Channabasappa, M. E. Mattson Study of Electrical Analogue for Electrodialysis, ca. 14 MB (thanks to Marc de Piolenc for finding this document)

D. Bollen D. Bollen once published a wonderful series of articles describing how to build a homebrew analog computer called PEAC (thanks to Marc de Piolenc for providing this wonderful scan), ca. 29 MB.

Donald Britton Bosley, Roth S. Leddick Simulation of steam pressurizing tank transients by analog computer, ca. 11 MB.

Matthew Butler What is a Hybrid Computer and Why - publication detailing on the hybrid computer installation at the Control Engineering Department of Cambridge University (thanks to Matthew Butler for this document), ca. 1 MB.

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