Computer-Aided Design in the United States, 1949–1984: Designing in a Closed World
<p dir="ltr">Drawing together four interconnected contexts or sites—radar defense, numerical control, technology transfer programs, and the gradual formation of a software market—this article offers a history of computer-aided design in the United States. It focuses on this technolog...
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| author | Daniel Cardoso Llach (22282411) |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">Drawing together four interconnected contexts or sites—radar defense, numerical control, technology transfer programs, and the gradual formation of a software market—this article offers a history of computer-aided design in the United States. It focuses on this technology’s formative period, beginning in the Second World War’s aftermath and ending in the transitional decade of 1980 when—with the rise of personal computing—computer-aided design expanded beyond research labs and industry niches into a multibillion-dollar business. It traces the role of political doctrines and economic anxieties in shaping both academic and industry developments in computer-aided design, fostering it as a domain of speculative research, technical development, and ultimately commerce. It further documents this project’s ambition to reorganize a broad range of practices around computers for increased productivity and control, arguing the technology project of computer-aided design is best understood as an infrastructure—not an aid—for design.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: IEEE Annals of the History of Computing<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mahc.2024.3483040" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mahc.2024.3483040</a></p> |
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| spelling | Computer-Aided Design in the United States, 1949–1984: Designing in a Closed WorldDaniel Cardoso Llach (22282411)EngineeringCommunications engineeringEngineering practice and educationManufacturing engineeringHistory, heritage and archaeologyHistorical studiesDesign automationComputersIndustriesGovernmentEconomicsMilitary computingMilitary aircraftManufacturingHistoryComputer numerical controlCADCAM<p dir="ltr">Drawing together four interconnected contexts or sites—radar defense, numerical control, technology transfer programs, and the gradual formation of a software market—this article offers a history of computer-aided design in the United States. It focuses on this technology’s formative period, beginning in the Second World War’s aftermath and ending in the transitional decade of 1980 when—with the rise of personal computing—computer-aided design expanded beyond research labs and industry niches into a multibillion-dollar business. It traces the role of political doctrines and economic anxieties in shaping both academic and industry developments in computer-aided design, fostering it as a domain of speculative research, technical development, and ultimately commerce. It further documents this project’s ambition to reorganize a broad range of practices around computers for increased productivity and control, arguing the technology project of computer-aided design is best understood as an infrastructure—not an aid—for design.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: IEEE Annals of the History of Computing<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mahc.2024.3483040" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mahc.2024.3483040</a></p>2024-12-10T15:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1109/mahc.2024.3483040https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Computer-Aided_Design_in_the_United_States_1949_1984_Designing_in_a_Closed_World/30173137CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/301731372024-12-10T15:00:00Z |
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| topic | Engineering Communications engineering Engineering practice and education Manufacturing engineering History, heritage and archaeology Historical studies Design automation Computers Industries Government Economics Military computing Military aircraft Manufacturing History Computer numerical control CADCAM |