Scientific computing in the Cavendish Laboratory and the pioneering women computors.

The use of computers and the role of women in radio astronomy and X-ray crystallography research at the Cavendish Laboratory between 1949 and 1975 have been investigated. We recorded examples of when computers were used, what they were used for and who used them from hundreds of papers published dur...

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Published in:	Annals of Science Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 497 - 513
Main Authors:	Leedham, C. S., Allan, V. L.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2022
Subjects:	Computers Radio astronomy Crystallography Cavendish Laboratory (Cambridge, England) Authors
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