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1. The Italian computer: Italy's Olivetti was an early pioneer of digital computers and transistors.

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Mori, Elisabetta

Subjects
*COMPUTERS, *TRANSISTORS, *ELECTRICAL engineers, *HOUSEHOLD electronics, *MAGNETOOPTICS
Abstract

“I HAVE MADE MY DECISION: We are going to scrap the first version of our computer, and we will start again from scratch.” It's the autumn of 1957, and Mario Tchou, a brilliant young Chinese-Italian electrical engineer, is speaking to his team at the Olivetti Electronics Research Laboratory. Housed in a repurposed villa on the outskirts of Pisa, not far from the Leaning Tower, the lab is filled with vacuum tubes, wires, cables, and other electronics, a startling contrast to the tasteful decorations of the palatial rooms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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