Article ID: CBB001320340

Computer Industry Pioneer: Erwin Tomash (1921--2012) (2013)

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Biography of the cofounder of the Charles Babbage Institute& Foundation. Looks at his role as an engineer in the 1940s in launching the computer industry. Speaks to his impact on the infrastructure for research and pbulication of scholarship on computer and software history thanks in part to his insights and funding.

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Authors & Contributors
Aspray, William F.
Misa, Thomas J.
Con Diaz, Gerardo
Rick Tetzeli
Bronson, Kelly
Ken Kocienda
Journals
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Science as Culture
Osiris: A Research Journal Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
History of Science
Business and Economic History On-Line
Publishers
MIT Press
Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota
Yale University Press
St. Martin's
Springer
Prometheus Books
Concepts
Computers and computing
Technology and industry
Technology
Development of technology; change in technology
Computer industry
Software
People
Jobs, Steve
Kare, Susan
Aiken, Howard Hathaway
Zuse, Konrad
Von Neumann, John
Hoelzer, Helmut
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
Places
United States
Japan
Zurich (Switzerland)
Americas
Germany
Europe
Institutions
Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Apple (firm)
United States. Department of Energy
International Business Machines Corporation
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