Computer And The Mind Of Man The Control Revolution (1962)

1962 · Short film · 28 min · dir. Richard Moore

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Synopsis

Explains how the development of the computer has made possible the automatic control of routine tasks in government, industry and general business. Shows how computers are used by the Social Security Administration and by several industrial plants." Shows computer at Numerical Machining Co. in Cleveland; Standard Oil's El Segundo plant & IBM 836 (?); Richard Hamming; Jay Wright Forrester, M.I.T., George Dantzig, UC School of Engineering

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Director

Richard Moore

Running time

28 minutes

Cast & crew

• Richard Moore Director

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