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IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Volume 39, Issue 2
Apr.-Jun. 2017
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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pp. 1-2
Masthead
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pp. 3-3
From the Editor's Desk
From the Editor's Desk
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pp. 4-5
by
Nathan Ensmenger
Think Piece
How to Look: Apprehension, Forensic Craft, and the Classification of Child Exploitation Images
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pp. 6-8
by
Mitali Thakor
Reviews
Reviews
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pp. 9-11
by
Gerardo Con Díaz
Feature Articles
At the Electronic Crossroads Once Again: The Myth of the Modern Computer Utility in the United States
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pp. 13-29
by
Alexander Mirowski
Feature Articles
Computing for Democracy: The Asociación de Técnicos de Informática and the Professionalization of Computing in Spain
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pp. 30-48
by
Jordi Fornés
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Néstor Herran
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Luís Duque
Feature Articles
"The Spitting Image of a Woman Programmer": Changing Portrayals of Women in the American Computing Industry, 1958-1985
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pp. 49-64
by
William F. Vogel
Feature Articles
The Experimental Computer Programme: The First Computing Initiative for the National Health Service in England
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pp. 65-79
by
Stephen M. Davies
In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler
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pp. 81-88
by
Paul McJones
Events & Sightings
CHM Happenings
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pp. 89-90
by
Dag Spicer
Dana Ulery: Pioneer of Statistical Computing and Architect of Large, Complex Systems
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pp. 91-95
by
Irina Nikivincze
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