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Installation of the German Computer Z4 in Zurich in 1950

1980; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 2; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/mahc.1980.10028

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Konrad Zuse,

Cybernetics and Technology in Society

Computer developments in Germany before and during World War II were nearly unknown until 1949. In 1950 the model Zuse Z4, the only one that could be rescued from Berlin, was leased by Eduard Stiefel for the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule at Zurich. This was the beginning of a friendly cooperation. Some stories of this pioneer time are reported.