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A diversion to the pre-digital world. Thomson 1878. Wilbur in 1936. Wilbur 1936. “Floating-Point” Analog Computer. Lord Kelvin: Recall that A (error) = residual Use same machine iteratively, using updated residuals… and scale . Fast, sloppy analog Fast digital.
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A diversion to the pre-digital world Thomson 1878
Wilbur in 1936 Wilbur 1936
“Floating-Point” Analog Computer Lord Kelvin: Recall that A (error) = residual Use same machine iteratively, using updated residuals… and scale. Fast, sloppy analog Fast digital "Bimodal Optical Computers,'' H. J. Caulfield, J. H. Gruninger, J. E. Ludman, K. Steiglitz, H. Rabitz, J. Gelfand, E. Tsoni, Applied Optics, vol. 25, no. 18, pp. 3128-3131, Sept. 15, 1986.