Title
A Perspective on the History of Computing in France by Philippe DreyfusCatalog Number
102695471Type
Moving imageDescription
The First International Research Conference on the History of Computing was a milestone in the history of computing, drawing a global elite of computer pioneers from the first generation of electronic digital computing. Most talks are approximately 45 minutes in duration and feature a lecture with a brief question and answer period afterwards.Dreyfus discusses the early computing scene in France, especially the relationships of these early French companies with foreign firms such a Bull and RCA. The French national Plan Calcul program is also discussed.
This lecture’s transcript was not included in the edited volume from the conference, viz. Metropolis, N., and Howlett, J., Rota, Gian-Carlo, A History of Computing in the Twentieth Century, New York: Academic Press, 1980.
Date
1976-06-12Credits
Dreyfus, PhillipeParticipants
| Dreyfus, Phillipe, Speaker |
Place of Publication
Los Alamos, NM, USIdentifying Numbers
| Other number | Reel 21 | Original tape numbering |