Steven, See Kenneth Laine Ketner with the assistance of Arthur F. Stewart, "The Early History of Computer Design: Charles Sanders Peirce and Marquand's` Logical Machines", The Princeton University Library Chronicle, Volume XLV, Spring 1984, no. 3, 187-211. I believe Ken is also a member of this list. Peter
________________________________ From: Steven Ericsson Zenith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 3/4/2006 3:30 PM To: Peirce Discussion Forum Subject: [peirce-l] Peirce invented the "electric switching computer?" Dear List, There is a very nice and copyright free bio of Peirce from NOAA that I have copied into Panopedia for reference here: http://www.panopedia.org/index.php/Charles_Sanders_Peirce#NOAA_Giants_of_Science The article is unattributed and makes the following claim, that Peirce was: " ... first to conceive the design and theory of an electric switching computer" Now, I am not familiar with this claim - can anyone justify it with references? Better still, can anyone identify the author? With respect, Steven --- Message from peirce-l forum to subscriber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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