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Faszination Analogrechnen — Geschichte und Grundlagen elektronischer Analogrechner
A 45-slide German-language lecture presentation by Bernd Ulmann surveying the history and fundamentals of analog computing from mechanical devices (Antikythera, Kelvin tide predictor, differential analyzers) through early electronic machines (Hoelzer, fire control computers) to transistorized systems (Telefunken RA series, EAI machines), hybrid computers, digital differential analyzers, and simulation. The presentation covers computing elements, programming techniques (scaling, normalization, example problems), a broad survey of application domains, and a discussion of why analog computing declined and its potential future role in FPGAs, GPUs, and neuromorphic computing.
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