Browsing by Subject "Computer storage devices -- Research -- History"

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    Oral history interview with H. Dick Clover
    (Charles Babbage Institute, 1986-06-05) Clover, H. Dick
    After briefly discussing his early life and education, Clover focuses on his work with Engineering Research Associates (ERA). Topics include: the work of C. B. Tompkins; Clover's association with Communication Supplementary Activities-Washington (CSAW); the relationship between CSAW and ERA; the formation of ERA; the roles of Howard Engstrom, Ralph Meader, John Parker, and John Howard in ERA; research on magnetic drums and disks; the relationship between Northwestern Aeronautical Corporation and ERA; and Clover's administrative work with the Navy contracts at ERA. Clover concludes the interview with a brief description of ERA under Remington Rand and Sperry Rand.
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    Oral history interview with Robert Lyle Westbee
    (Charles Babbage Institute, 1986-06-05) Westbee, Robert Lyle
    Westbee begins with a description of his early life and education. The focus of the interview is his work with magnetic storage at 3M. Topics include: the work of Bill Wetzel on magnetic tape at 3M, the work of Sid Rubens at Engineering Research Associates (ERA) on magnetic drums, and the interaction between 3M and ERA.