[EN] Computing, but not as you know it: analog computers (I) - B Ulmann, D Thuerck

English Edition: with my guests Bernd Ulmann and Daniel Thuerck I am looking at the fascinating world of analog computers. Far from being "yesterday's" machines, there is a lot of interest in building analog devices. So what are they, what are they used for, and how do you work with them.

Links:

• https://anabrid.com/
• https://the-analog-thing.org
• https://anabrid.com/redac
• https://shop.anabrid.com/collections/lucidac
• https://www.analogmuseum.org/english/
• https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/analog-and-hybrid/9783110787887/ Bernd Ulmann's book
• https://analog-computing-days.org/ The Analog Computing Days conference in Frankfurt am Main, Germany 11/12 June 2026
• https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co64127/phillips-economic-computer The Phillips MONIAC analog computer at the Science Museum in London
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Machine
  • https://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/news/2022/trickle-down-economics-phillips-machine-shows-how-macroeconomy-flows
• https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/charles-babbages-difference-engines-and-science-museum Part of the Difference Engine by C Babbage
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_rule a simple "analog computer"
• https://research.ibm.com/projects/analog-ai
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_computer
• https://research.ibm.com/projects/analog-ai Research into analog computers at IBM

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