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The Computer and the Mind of Man - Season 1

In the 1940s a different kind of tool was invented a tool for extending certain powers of mans mind, the electronic computer. It is the fast, reliable, and tireless performance of a variety of arithmetic and logical operatic is which gives the computer its great utility and power. What this exciting invention means to mankind now and in the future is the subject of this provocative series.

Top Cast

  • Dr. Richard Hamming

    Dr. Richard Hamming

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  • J. Presper Eckert

    J. Presper Eckert

    Himself

  • Dr. C.R. DeCarlo

    Dr. C.R. DeCarlo

    Himself

  • Dr. Thomas Burton

    Dr. Thomas Burton

    Himself

Overview

In the 1940s a different kind of tool was invented a tool for extending certain powers of mans mind, the electronic computer. It is the fast, reliable, and tireless performance of a variety of arithmetic and logical operatic is which gives the computer its great utility and power. What this exciting invention means to mankind now and in the future is the subject of this provocative series.

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