The Computer and the Mind of Man Season 1 Episode 4 The Control Revolution 1962
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While the industrial revolution resulted in tools for producing things the control revolution is bringing about the use of a tool (the computer) to control the tools which make things. The development of these information machines or electronic computers has made possible automatic control of routine tasks in government industry, and general business. The programs shows one of the earliest non-scientific applications of computer control – the recording, storing, and processing of vast data handled by the Social Security Administration.
- Released: 1962-12-24
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Dr. Richard Hamming, J. Presper Eckert, Dr. C.R. DeCarlo, Dr. Thomas Burton
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1. Logic by Machine 1962-12-03
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2. Universe of Numbers 1962-12-10
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3. Universal Machine 1962-12-17
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4. The Control Revolution 1962-12-24
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5. Managers and Models 1962-12-31
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6. Engine at the Door 1963-01-07
