Article ID: CBB000930602

National Projects and International Users: Finland and Early European Computerization (2008)

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By the time the first operational electronic digital computer was installed in Helsinki in 1958, Finland's computerization was already far advanced. The Finnish experience helps illustrate the spread of computing technology in Northern Europe. In Finland's case, it occurred through a combination of national goals and internationally acquired technology and expertise.

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Authors & Contributors
Cortada, James W.
Anderson, David
Anderson, David Leech
Beckmann, Oskar
Campbell-Kelly, Martin
Corry, Leo
Journals
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
British Society for the History of Mathematics Bulletin
History of Science
Humanities and Technology Review
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Technology and Culture
Publishers
Lonely Scholar Scientific Books
MIT Press
The MIT Press
Vuibert
Concepts
Computer science
Computers and computing
Mathematics
Technology
Computer industry
Information technology
People
Knuth, Donald Ervin
Lehmer, Derrick Henry
Lehmer, Emma
Newman, Maxwell Herman Alexander
Vandiver, Harry Schultz
Fermat, Pierre de
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
Places
Austria
France
Germany
Poland
Manchester (England)
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