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| Title: | Oral history interview with Earl Edgar Masterson |
| Authors: | Masterson, Earl (Earl Edgar) |
| Keywords: | Computer history
Welsh, Frazier
Univac computer
Remington Rand, Inc.
Rand, James H. (James Henry) b. 1886
Radio Corporation of America
Magnetic recorders and recording
Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Eckert, J. Presper (John Presper), 1919-
Computers -- United States -- History
Computer printers
Computer industry -- United States -- History |
| Issue Date: | 1986 |
| Publisher: | Charles Babbage Institute |
| Citation: | Earl Masterson, OH 115. Oral history interview by William Aspray and Robbin Clamons, 30 June and 31 October 1986, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. http://purl.umn.edu/107468 |
| Abstract: | Masterson begins by describing his early life and work with Radio Corporation of America. He then recounts his job interview with J. Presper Eckert and Fraser Welch and his work with the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, especially his work with the UNIVAC and his design of a functional high-speed printer. He also discusses James H. Rand and Remington-Rand's management of Eckert-Mauchly after the firm's acquisition. He concludes with a review of his work for Honeywell and development of high-speed printers there. |
| Description: | Transcript, 64 pp. |
| Permanent URL: | http://purl.umn.edu/107468 |
| Appears in Collections: | Oral history interviews
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