Digital Apollo

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  Confusing but interesting

  The book has two themes: the importance of a digital computer in the Apollo landings and the relationship between man and machine.

  I found the text a bit confusing, as I don't know much about NASA's programs previous to Apollo, and it goes back and forward reviewing some aspects from them, mixing n ... (continue)

  The book has two themes: the importance of a digital computer in the Apollo landings and the relationship between man and machine.

  I found the text a bit confusing, as I don't know much about NASA's programs previous to Apollo, and it goes back and forward reviewing some aspects from them, mixing names and people non-linearly.

  The description of the Apollo digital computer is shocking and very interesting. It is a strange piece of machinery given the current state of computing.

  The last third of the book is more direct and entertaining, even describing all of the moon landings.

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• English Books
• Hardcover 456 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0262134977
• ISBN-13: 9780262134972
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Pub date: May 31, 2008
• Dimensions: 1484 mm x 1161 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?

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