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Descartes, R.
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descriptive theory
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design
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Difference Engine
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difference table
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differential analyzer
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differential equation
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digital computer & computing
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Digital Computer Programming
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Digital Equipment Corporation
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digital technology
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Dijkstra, E.W.
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Dingwaney, A.
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diode matrix
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diode technology
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Diophantine equation
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Discourse on Method
(Descartes)
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discovering
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disk memory
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dissatisfaction as a creative force
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divide and rule
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divider
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division
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DO statement
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Donaldson, M.
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Doran, R.W.
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drum memory
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E-element
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Earl of Rosse
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Earley, J.
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Eastern Association for Computing Machinery
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Eckert, J.P.
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Eckert, W.J.
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Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation
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Eckhouse, R.H.
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Econometrica
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economic decision making
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economic theory
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Eddington, A.S.
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Edison, T.A.
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EDSAC
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EDVAC report
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Edwards, D.B.G.
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effective procedure
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Eidgenössiche Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich
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Einstein, A.
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electric typewriter
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electrical technology
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electrical telegraphy
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electromagnetic relay
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electromagnetics
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electromechanical age
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electromechanical computing
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electronic age
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electronic brain
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electronic computer & computing
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Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC)
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Electronic Discrete Variable Arithmetic Computer (EDVAC)
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electronic industry
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electronic mail
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Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC)
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electronic switching speed
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electronic technology
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electrostatic storage tube
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empirical computer science
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empirical problem
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empirical statement
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empirical system
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emulation
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engineering
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English electric computers
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ENIAC patent
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ENIAC schema
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Enigma (encryption machine)
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Entscheidungsproblem
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epistemology
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Essays in Automatics
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Essinger, J.
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Euclid of Alexandria
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Euclid's axioms
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Euclid's
Elements
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Euler programming language
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Euler, L.
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European Enlightenment
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evaluation function
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evolution
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evolutionary biology
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evolutionary family of computers
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evolutionary nature of creativity
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exhaustive search
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experiment
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Experimentum cruces
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exponent
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Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)
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fact
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Falkoff, A.
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falsifiabilty of scientific theory
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Faster than Thought
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Feigenbaum, E.A.
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Fermi, E.
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Ferranti Limited
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Ferranti Mark I
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ferrite core memory
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Findlay, A.
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finite machine
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finite state grammar
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finite state language
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finite state machine/automaton
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firing table
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First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC
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Fisker, R.G.
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flexibility
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flip-flop circuit
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floating-point arithmetic
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floating-point representation
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flow diagram
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flow of control
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flow of information
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FLOW-MATIC system
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flowchart
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Flowers, T.H.
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Floyd-Hoare logic
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Floyd, R.W.
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fluid dynamics
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For statement (Algol)
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Formal Languages and Their Relation to Automata
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formal logic
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formal program verification
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formal system
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Forrester, J.
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FORTRAN Automatic Coding System
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FORTRAN
Programmer's Primer
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FORTRAN
Programmer's Reference Manual
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FORTRAN programming language and compiler
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FORTRAN project
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FORTRAN standards
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fossil record
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foundations of computing
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Foundations of Geometry
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foundations of mathematics
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Frankel, S.
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Freeman, P.A.
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Frieder, G.
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Fukuyama, F.
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Fuller, S.
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function table
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functional behavior
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functional language
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functional programming
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