Summary
This is one of a series of photographic material in print, negative and/or digital formats covering CSIRAC machine and the people associated with it. The series was acquired from the University of Melbourne in 2003.
Description of Content
Head shot of Brian McHugh, 1990s. Brian was one of Australia's first computer programmers. He worked alongside Trevor Pearcey and Geoff Hill on the CSIR Mk 1 project. This image was collected for inclusion in the book 'The Last of the First', published 2000. It appears on page 36 with a biography of Brian. Brian was born in 1929 and died in 1997.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Computer Science & Software Engineering Department, University of Melbourne (The), by Jul 2003
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Person Depicted
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Individuals Identified
Brian McHugh
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Computing & calculating, Digital computing, Archival materials
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Discipline
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Type of item
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References
Image collected for inclusion in McCann & Thorne, 'The Last of the First', The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2000, Page 37.
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
