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100 1 _aCorry, Leo.
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245 1 0 _aWEIZAC: An Israeli Pioneering Adventure in Electronic Computing (1945–1963)
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_cby Leo Corry, Raya Leviathan.
250 _a1st ed. 2019.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2019.
300 _aXIII, 107 p. 22 illus., 7 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology,
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505 0 _aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Creating a Top-Rated Scientific Institution in Rehovot at the Dawn of the Digital Age -- Chapter 3. The WEIZAC Challenge: Building an Electronic Brain in Rehovot -- Chapter 4. Concluding Remarks: WEIZAC as a Zionist Success Story -- Appendices -- Bibliography.
520 _aThe book tells the unique story of WEIZAC, an early computer built by a “new nation” in the early 1950s. It was created in Israel, even though the feasibility of this project was actually close to null when it was initially conceived, in 1946, and, unlike most of the early computer projects, was privately financed mainly by the Jewish world community. The book draws on a wealth of documents and historical insights to reveal the processes and powers that led to the successful completion of the project and, as well as its actual impact on scientific activities in Israel, and on the rise of a local computing community. Based on archival data, the book shows how a synergy of personal dedication together with an organizational and national mission that links the Zionist vision with science and technology for the Jewish people helped to achieve a well-defined goal. The book offers intriguing insights and refreshing perspectives to all readers interested in the Zionist movement or inthe history of computing.
650 0 _aComputers
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650 0 _aMiddle East
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650 0 _aTechnology.
650 0 _aHistory.
650 0 _aTechnology
_xSociological aspects.
650 0 _aTechnological innovations.
650 1 4 _aHistory of Computing.
650 2 4 _aHistory of the Middle East.
650 2 4 _aHistory of Technology.
650 2 4 _aScience, Technology and Society.
650 2 4 _aInnovation and Technology Management.
700 1 _aLeviathan, Raya.
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