Title
Cherney, Joseph oral history
Catalog Number
102738033
Type
Document
Description
Cherney came of age during WWII, enlisting in the US Navy on graduation from high school in 1944. He trained as an electronic technician servicing radio, radar, and other shipboard high frequency electronic systems. In 1950, the Korean War hostilities began and Cherney was offered a position at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, home to the US Army’s ballistics research facilities. While there, he was responsible for maintenance of the ENIAC computing system until its decommissioning in 1955. In this account, Cherney describes in detail the vacuum tube technology behind the computer as well as the many challenges of keeping such a complex system operational.
Date
2015-12-02; 2015-12-09
Contributor
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Cherney, Joseph F., Interviewee
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Spicer, Dag, Interviewer
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Santa Clara, CA and Garden Grove, CA
Extent
30 p.
Format
PDF
Category
Transcription
Subject
US Navy; South Dakota State College; ENIAC; EDVAC; ORDVAC; VERDAN; FADAC
Collection Title
CHM oral history collection
Credit
Computer History Museum
