From The New York Times Book of Essential Knowledge, St. Martin’s Press, NY, 2004. Technology, p. 445 Desch and Mumma’s Electronic Accumulator The next major leap in computing technology involved the use of vacuum tubes as on/off valves. This enabled calculations to be made electronically rather than mechanically, which resulted in a significant increase in […]
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WHO worked during the war? Find the Personnel section. Also, Joseph R. Desch
WHAT were their goals? By the Numbers. Also, The US Bombe
WHY? History of the Bombe Project A contemporary account of the reasons and the plans for their project for the Director of Naval Communications, 1944.
WHERE was the project: In Dayton, it was in Building 26. In Washington, it was housed at the Naval Communications Annex