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Early NASA "Human Computers"

"Human Computers" at work in a typical computing area at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (LMAL), the main research center for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, the precursor to NASA). Before the development of electronic computers, the term "computer" referred to people, not machines. It was a job title, designating someone who performed mathematical equations and calculations by hand.

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Titre: Early NASA "Human Computers"

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"Human Computers" at work in a typical computing area at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (LMAL), the main research center for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, the precursor to NASA). Before the development of electronic computers, the term "computer" referred to people, not machines. It was a job title, designating someone who performed mathematical equations and calculations by hand.

Personnalités: NACA

Crédit: Album / NASA/Science Source

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Taille de l'image: 3925 × 2100 px | 23.6 MB

Taille d'impression: 33.2 × 17.8 cm | 1545.3 × 826.8 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: AMÉRICAIN • CHERCHEUR • DECOUVREUR • ETATS-UNIS, HISTOIRE • EXPLORATEUR • EXPLORATION SPATIALE • HISTOIRE ETATS-UNIS • HOMME DE SCIENCE • HOMME • INFORMATIQUE • MATHEMATICIEN • MATHÉMATIQUE • NACA • NASA • PERSONNE • PORTAIT • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • SAVANT • SCIENTIFIQUE • TECHNOLOGIE • USA HISTOIRE