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Title
"Translator," a computer for missile flight simulation (built by Space Technology Laboratories, a division of the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation), May 29, 1957
Date Created and/or Issued
1957-05-29
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of "Translator," a computer for missile flight simulation (built by Space Technology Laboratories, a division of the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation), May 29, 1957. In the center, a well-dressed man is standing by the large computer, which sits in the corner of a room, while holding a rotating knob on a panel
the panel displays additional knobs and buttons. A similar computer's panel is visible in the right. Two larger panels are observable in the left end of the computer.
In these computer panels, buttons and what appears to be a recording machine, showing a speaking apparatus attached by a cable to one of the panels, are visible. The computer somewhat seems like two lockers perpendicular to each other. Curtains cover the entire wall area and in the center, behind the computer, a partially visible pillar is noticeable. Several lights are visible on the ceiling.
Photoprint reads: "'Translator' -- effectiveness of its digital and analog computers in missile flight simulation has been increased by the space technology laboratories, a division of the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, with addition of the addaverter, which is essentially a translating device linking the two types of computers and making their 'language' compatable, the two panels at left are auxiliary tape units used in connection with the addaverter".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m10929
USC-2-1-1-11080 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-40629
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10929
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-40629.jpg
Subject
Factories
Industry
Electronics
Guided missile industries
Industry--Aerospace
Space Technology Laboratories
Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation
Industrial sites
Time Period
1957-05-29
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
40629 [Accession number]
84-1-1314 [Identifying number]
CHS-40629 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
USC
chs-m825

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