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SMEE, Alfred (1818-1877). The process of thought adapted to words and language. Together with a description of the relational and difference machines. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851.
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SMEE, Alfred (1818-1877). The process of thought adapted to words and language. Together with a description of the relational and difference machines. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851.
8o. 16-page "Condensed Catalogue of Chemical and Other Apparatus for Illustrating the Various Branches of Natural Philosophy, Manfactured by Horne, Thronthwaite, and Wood," and 32-page publisher's catalogue. Frontispiece and text diagrams. Original cloth, gilt.
In his Process of Thought, Smee was the first to suggest the possibility of information storage and retrieval by a mechanical logic machine operating analogously to the human mind, although he recognized that if such a machine could be built in Victorian England, it would probably take up an area larger than London. This is a dramatic example of the feasibility problems posed by mechanical computing devices before the advent of electronics. OOC 366.
[With:] SMEE. The mind of man: Being a natural system of mental philosophy. London: George Bell and Sons, 1875. 2 (of 3) plates; lacking frontispiece portrait. Original cloth, gilt-lettered spine. OOC 367. -- [SMEE.] Memoir of the late Alfred Smee, F. R. S. by his daughter. With a selection from his miscellaneous writings by Elizabeth Mary Odling. London: George Bell and Sons, 1878. Original green cloth, stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. The major source of information about Smee's life. OOC 368.
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In his Process of Thought, Smee was the first to suggest the possibility of information storage and retrieval by a mechanical logic machine operating analogously to the human mind, although he recognized that if such a machine could be built in Victorian England, it would probably take up an area larger than London. This is a dramatic example of the feasibility problems posed by mechanical computing devices before the advent of electronics. OOC 366.
[With:] SMEE. The mind of man: Being a natural system of mental philosophy. London: George Bell and Sons, 1875. 2 (of 3) plates; lacking frontispiece portrait. Original cloth, gilt-lettered spine. OOC 367. -- [SMEE.] Memoir of the late Alfred Smee, F. R. S. by his daughter. With a selection from his miscellaneous writings by Elizabeth Mary Odling. London: George Bell and Sons, 1878. Original green cloth, stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. The major source of information about Smee's life. OOC 368.
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