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Steve Bales isn’t a known name like Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. But his bold ‘go’ decision during Apollo 11’s moon ...
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Still, the impact of the AGC – or Apollo Guidance Computer – dwarfs everything else on that inventory. Apollo's flight computer weighed about 70 pounds and was two feet long, one foot wide.
Apollo 11 took off for the moon this week in 1969. To prepare the astronauts, Nasa put them through gruelling, relentless simulations – and BBC Tomorrow's World paid a visit.
A computer scientist who led the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Lab, Hamilton played a critical role in developing flight software for NASA’s Apollo program, reported a ...
The Apollo programme took humanity to the Moon but also changed the face of technology back here on Earth.
Practicing Safe Software From the Gemini and Apollo programs to today’s space shuttle missions, computer programmers have learned to live with bugs.
The PC business as we know it owes itself to an environment of enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and happenstance. The invention of the microprocessor, DRAM, and EPROM integrated circuits ...