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 Reg Ryan, possibly 1950s. Reginald Ryan designed and built the primary memeory store of the CSIRAC computer. Image collected for inclusion in the book 'The Last of the First', published 2000. A biography appears on pages 32 to 33.
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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Collector
CSIRAC History Team, University of Melbourne, Bouverie Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995 or later
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Individuals Identified
Reginald Ryan
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Computing & calculating, Digital computing, Archival materials
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Category
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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.
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
