The History of Analog Computing

IEEE Control Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 22-25

  Lundberg, Kent H ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG COMPUTERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL THEORY; ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

ANALOG COMPUTING; ANALOG SIMULATION; CONTROL EDUCATION;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 20544471407     PISSN: 1066033X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCS.2005.1432595     Document Type: Article

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