Microprocessors and Other Computers Articles from Scientific American

Readings from Scientific American

Microprocessors and Other Computers
9/52	116	"The Role of the Computer." Ridenour; Deals with the basic theory behind computers and the role they can play in industry.
2/55	92	"Ears for Computers." David, Jr.; the invention of a machine which will respond directly to spoken commands.
3/55	116	See Category 10.
6/55	92	"Computer Memories." Ridenour; how to increase the store of information of a computing machine and the speed with which it can be searched.
10/59	113	"Molecular Motions." Computers help to probe the behavior of particles.
8/60	60	"Pattern Recognition." Selfridge and Neisser; Making computers recognize meaningful patterns such as letters.
7/61	124	"Superconducting Computers" by W. B. Sitner III and C. J. Krauss. Computer components are being developed which make use of superconductivity.
6/63	159	"The Amateur Scientist." Stong; How to make a simple analogue computer that simulates Pavlov's dogs.
2/64	103	"Redundancy in Computers." Pierce; necessity for engineers to design computers using identical parts so that they can easily be fixed.
7/64	100	"Computer Experiments in Chemistry." Bunker; computer programmed to solve chemical problems that cannot be achieved by laboratory experiments.
9/64	202	"Computers." Ulam; computers replace simple arithmetic; eventually help advance mathematics itself; by co-inventer of H-bomb.
3/65	104	See Category 3.
11/65	57	"Microelectronics." William C. Hittinger and Morgan Sparks; General review of technology to date.
11/65	98	"Games, logic, and Computers." Hao Wang; predicting whether a problem can be solved by computer
4/66	40	"Chromosome Analysis by Computer." Ledloy and Russell; this article explicates how computers can be used to carry out routine chromosomal analysis.
6/66	42	"Molecular Model Building by Computer." Levinthal; enlightening article on how computers can be used to predict the conformation of macromolecules once the amino acid sequence is ascertained.
9/66	160	"The Uses of Computers in Science." Oettinger; a review of how researchers utilize computers for modelling, as well as for data storage and correlation.
7/67	18	"Integrated Computer Memories." Raichman; discussion on the use of microelectronic devices in computers and how they can improve core memoriesinsize, speed, and cost.
2/68	124	See Category 7.
10/68	93	"How Fast Can Computers Add?" Winograd; outlines the mathematics upon which computer technology is based.
11/69	30	"Amorphous-Semiconductor Switching." H. K. Henish; still a lab curiosity, but has stimulated much interesting work.
11/69	71	"Magnetic Recording." V. E. Ragosine; details of analog and digital recording.
4/70	54	"Chemistry by Computer." Wahl. Chemical information is gained from computed models of atoms and molecules.
4/70	100	See Category 10.
6/70	56	"Computer Displays." Sutherland. The art of using computers to make pictures on a screen is rapidly advancing.
10/70	102	"Computers in Eastern Europe." Berenyi. The USSR and other nations are moving to modernize their computer technology.
11/70	72	See Category 6.
1/71	110	"The Amateur Scientist." C. L. Stong; on the differential operational amplifier, a device that simulates almost anything.
2/71	76	"The Fastest Compuer." D. L. Slotnick; ILLIAC IV is a battery of 64 computers up to 200 times faster than its forerunners.
2/72	48	"The Synthesis of Speech." Flanagan; Discussion of Human Voice compared to attempts with computer voices.
5/75	32	"Microcomputers." A. C. Vacroux; a good introduction.
3/76	88	"The Small Electronic Calculator." Description of information-processing system as it pertains to calculators and their circuits.
5/77	36	"Amorphous Semiconductor Devices." D. Adler; further advances in understanding glassy matter.
9/77		Whole issue on microelectronics.
4/79	162	See Category 3.
5/80	50	"The Superconducting Computer." Jun Matisoo; a computer working with superconductingn switches might execute a billion operations per second.
6/80	64	"Computer Backgammon." Hans Berliner; the program BKG 9.8 is the champion, in the process testing principles of artificial intelligence.
8/80	138	"Disk-Storage Technology." Robert M. White. Computer memories based on tiny magnetic regions on a rapidly spinning disk continue to evolve.
11/80	198	See category 10.
4/81	64	"Speech Recognition by Computer." Stephen E. Levinson and Mark Y Liberman. Designing machines that can listen is much more difficult than making them speak.
10/81	214	(See Category 10)

Dick Piccard revised this file (http://ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu/~piccard/scientam/computers.html) on July 15, 1997.

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