{"product_id":"technology-for-modelling-electrical-analogies-engineering-practice-and-the-development-of-analogue-computing-9781447125730","title":"Technology for Modelling: Electrical Analogies, Engineering Practice, and the Development of Analogue Computing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles Care\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Computer Simulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorians have different views on the core identity of analogue computing. Some portray the technology solely as a precursor to digital computing, whereas others stress that analogue applications existed well after 1940. Even within contemporary sources, there is a spectrum of understanding around what constitutes analogue computing. To understand the relationship between analogue and digital computing, and what this means for users today, the history must consider how the technology is used.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTechnology for Modelling\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the technologies, the concepts, and the applications of analogue computing. The text asserts that analogue computing must be thought of as not just a computing technology, but also as a modelling technology, demonstrating how the history of analogue computing can be understood in terms of the parallel themes of calculation and modelling. The book also includes a number of detailed case studies of the technology's use and application.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTopics and features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the meaning of analogue computing and its significance in history, and describes the main differences between analogue and digital computing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a chronology of analogue computing, based upon the two major strands of calculation and modeling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the wider relationship between computing and modelling, and discusses how the theme of modelling fits within the history of analogue computing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes how the history of analogue computing evolved through a number of stages of use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents illustrative case studies on analogue modelling in academic research, oil reservoir modelling, aeronautical design, and meteorology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral readers and researchers in the field of history of computing - as well as history of science more generally - will find this book a fascinating insight into the historical use and evolution of technology. The volume provides a long-needed historical framework and context for these core computing technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Charles Care\u003c\/strong\u003e is a senior software engineer at BT and an Associate Fellow at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Warwick, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45274517176471,"sku":"9781447125730","price":10900.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781447125730.webp?v=1769280160","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/technology-for-modelling-electrical-analogies-engineering-practice-and-the-development-of-analogue-computing-9781447125730","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}