Die maschinellen Hilfsmittel des Hollerith-Lochkarten-Verfahrens
Berlin: DeHoMag, 1936. [12]pp. Text illustrations. Original printed wrappers. On the mechanical tools used in the Hollerith punch-card process. More
New Arrivals
Aus dem Arbeitsfeld der Hollerith-Lochkarte
Berlin: DeHoMag, 1937. [28]pp. Text illustrations. Original printed wrappers. More
Die Grundlagen des Hollerith-Lochkartenverfahrens
Berlin: DeHoMag, 1937. 16pp. Text illustrations. On the basics of the Hollerith punched-card process. More
Übungsvorlagen zur Ausbildung von Hollerith-Locherinnen und -Prüferinnen.
Berlin: DeHoMag, 1937. [24]pp., irregularly paginated. Text diagrams. Reproduced from typescript. Original printed wrappers, slighly soiled; pencil marks in margins of a few leaves. Contains practice templates for the training of Hollerith punch-operators and examiners. More
Bruttolohnrechnung mit Hollerith-Lochkarten.
Berlin: DeHoMag, 1937. 20pp. Text illustrations. Original printed wrappers. On using Hollerith punch cards to calculate gross wages. More
Das Hollerith-Verfahren in der Werkstoffverwaltung einer Maschinenfabrik.
Berlin: DeHoMag, 1938. Schenke, Walther. Das Hollerith-Verfahren in der Werkstoffverwaltung einer Maschinenfabrik. Hollerith Nachrichten, Heft 79 (Jan.-Mar. 1938). 1093-1136pp. Text illustrations. Original printed wrappers. More
Collection of 20 offprints
1898-1936. Cannon, Walter (1871-1945). Collection of 20 offprints, as listed below, including three with presentation inscriptions and one from the library of Nobel Laureate Archibald Vivian Hill (1886-1977). 1898-1936. Original printed wrappers (except for no. 12) or without wrappers as issued. Very good to fine. First/First Separate Editions. Cannon, professor..... More
Darwin Centenary. The portraits, prints and writings of Charles Robert Darwin exhibited at Christ's College
Cambridge: University Press, 1909. 47pp. Original printed wrappers, 3-inch strip missing from lower spine, corners chipped, split along rear hinge. More
Richtlinien für das Entwerfen von Hollerith-Lochkarten.
Berlin: DeHoMag, 1939. 19pp. Text illustrations. Berlin: Deutsche Hollerith Maschinen Gesellschaft, n.d. [1939]. Original printed wrappers. Guidelines for designing Hollerith punch cards. More
A commentary on the medical writings of Rudolf Virchow
San Francisco: Norman Publishing, 1990. The definitive guide to the 843 medical publications of one of the most influential physicians of the nineteenth century. Limited to 400 copies. 236pp. 13 illus. 6" × 9". 843 annotated bibliographical entries. Cloth, acid-free paper. ISBN 0-930405-19-6. 1990. Norman Bibliography Series, No. 3. More
Conference on high speed automatic computing machines.
1949. University Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge. Conference on high speed automatic computing machines. Mimeographed typescript, undated (ca. 1949). 1 sheet. VG. “A conference on high speed automatic computing machines will be held in this laboratory beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday 22nd June and ending Saturday 25th June. The conference is..... More
Logical design of CG24 (a general-purpose computer).
Lexington, MA: Lincoln Laboratory, 1957. Dinneen, G. P. et al. Logical design of CG24 (a general-purpose computer). Lexington, Mass.: Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 15 April 1957. Original dark blue printed wrappers. Library stamp cancelled on title page. VG. vi, 42pp. Text diagrams. 267 x 216 mm. A report..... More
ENIAC, ASCC and ACE: Machines that solve complex mathematical problems.
1947. Lilley, S. ENIAC, ASCC and ACE: Machines that solve complex mathematical problems. In Discovery 8 (1947): 23–32. Whole number. Original printed wrappers, vertically creased, slight wear. VG. 260 x 207 mm. Lilley’s article, one of the earliest on electronic digital computers written for a British popular science magazine, discusses..... More
Symbolic methods in the design of delay- and cycle-free logical nets.
Paoli, PA: Burroughs, 1954. Patterson, George W. (1912- ). Symbolic methods in the design of delay- and cycle-free logical nets. Mimeographed typescript. Paoli, Pennsylvania: Burroughs Corporation Research Center, March 16, 1954. Unbound as issued. [1], 9ff. Text diagrams. 281 x 217 mm. Light toning but VG. “The relations between the..... More
Adding – bookkeeping – calculating machines.
1929. [Burroughs Adding Machine Company.] Burroughs Adding Machine Ltd. Adding – bookkeeping – calculating machines. N.p., [May 1929]. Unbound brochure. [4]pp. Illustrated. 281 x 216 mm. Light toning, a few tiny marginal tears. VG. Provenance: Stamp of the L. N. E. R. [London & North Eastern Railway] on the first..... More
The A.B.C. of “electronic brains.”
London: BBC, 1960. Bagrit, Leon. The A.B.C. of “electronic brains.” [London:] British Broadcasting Corporation, [1960]. Original pictorial wrappers, light wear at spine, a few marginal tears. 47 [1]pp. Text illustrations. 229 x 188 mm. VG. The text of six talks on computers broadcast on the radio by the BBC. Origins..... More
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Poor man’s Monte Carlo. [with] The application of automatic computers to sampling experiments.
1954. (1) Hammersley, John M. (1920– ) and Morton, K. W. Poor man’s Monte Carlo. In Symposium on Monte Carlo Methods, reprinted from Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, series B, 16 (1954): 23–38. (2) Tocher. The application of automatic computers to sampling experiments. In Symposium on Monte Carlo Methods..... More
Fortlaufende Rechnungen auf der Rechenmaschine.
1936. Emde, Fritz (1873–1951). Fortlaufende Rechnungen auf der Rechenmaschine. Offprint from Zeitschrift für Instrumentenkunde 56 (1936). Unbound. [181]–188pp. 263 x 184 mm. First leaf detached, marginal tears, light soiling. Good. On the use of commercial calculating machines for scientific calculation. Origins of Cyberspace 292. More
The Muldivo calculating machine. Made in France.
London: 1914. Muldivo Calculating Machine Company. The Muldivo calculating machine. Made in France. London, n.d. [ca. 1914]. Original printed wrappers. 12pp. Illustrated. 248 x 187 mm. VG. Advertising brochure published by the British branch of the Muldivo company. The brochure includes views of Muldivo’s French factories. Origins of Cyberspace 340..... More
A masterpiece of French mechanism.
1914. Muldivo Calculating Machine Company. A masterpiece of French mechanism. N.p., n.d. [ca. 1914]. Unbound circular. Single sheet. 272 x 215 mm. Tears in lower margin not affecting text readability. Good. Lists three models of the Muldivo calculator.Origins of Cyberspace 341. More
Der harmonische Analysator Mader-Ott.
Kempten: A. Ott, 1931. Ott, A. Der harmonische Analysator Mader-Ott. Kempten: A. Ott, [1931]. Original printed self-wrappers. [2], 17 [1]pp. Text illustrations. 211 x 147 mm. VG. Provenance: Theodore von Kármán. Inscription in unidentified hand on back wrapper. A description of the harmonic analyzer manufactured by the German firm of..... More
Here is the calculator you have been waiting for.
Emeryville, CA: 1920. Marchant Calculating Machine Company. Here is the calculator you have been waiting for. Emeryville, Calif.: Marchant Calculating Machine Company, n.d. [ca. 1920]. Unbound single sheet, folded. VG. [2]pp. Text illustrations. 307 x 204 mm. A circular advertising the Pony Marchant Calculator, a manually operated desktop machine for..... More
Ein Apparat zur mechanischen Ausführung der konformen Abbildung = 1/2 (z + r2/z).
1930. Gerschgorin, S. Ein Apparat zur mechanischen Ausführung der konformen Abbildung = 1/2 (z + r2/z). Offprint from Zeitschrift für Flugtechnik und Motorluftschiffart 15 (1930). Original pink printed wrappers. Very good. 7 [1]pp. Text illustrations. 210 x 150 mm. Provenance: Theodore von Kármán, with his characteristic docketing . Describes an..... More
A business compass: Facts made immediately available for determining business policy.
New York: 1913. [Tabulating Machine Company – C-T-R – IBM] The Tabulating Machine Company. A business compass: Facts made immediately available for determining business policy. New York, ©1913. Original gray printed wrappers. Very good. 48pp. Illustrated. 228 x 152 mm. Herman Hollerith, a clerk at the U S Census Bureau..... More
The use of the “Hollerith” tabulating & sorting machines by wholesale merchants.
London: 1914. First edition. [Tabulating Machine Company – C-T-R – IBM] British Tabulating Machine Company, Ltd. The use of the “Hollerith” tabulating & sorting machines by wholesale merchants. London, n.d. [ca. 1914]. Original printed self-wrappers. Light soiling. 8pp. Illustrated. 248 x 187 mm. Herman Hollerith, a clerk at the U...... More