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- catalog abstract "In 1951, a soft-spoken, skinny young man fresh from the University of Minnesota took a job in an old glider factory in St. Paul. Computer technology would never be the same, for the glider factory was the home of Engineering Research Associates and the recent college grad was Seymour R. Cray. During his extraordinary career, Cray would be alternately hailed as "the Albert Einstein," "the Thomas Edison," and "the Evel Knievel" of supercomputing. At various times, he was. All three - a master craftsman, inventor, and visionary whose disdain for the rigors of corporate life became legendary, and whose achievements remain unsurpassed. The Supermen is award-winning writer Charles J. Murray's exhilarating account of how the brilliant - some would say eccentric - Cray and his gifted colleagues blazed the trail that led to the Information Age. This is a thrilling, real-life scientific adventure, deftly capturing the daring, seat-of-the-pants. Spirit of the early days of computer development, as well as an audacious, modern-day David and Goliath battle, in which a group of maverick engineers beat out IBM to become the runaway industry leaders. Ultimately, The Supermen is a story of genius, and how a unique set of circumstances - a small-team approach, corporate detachment, and a government-backed marketplace - enabled that genius to flourish.".
- catalog contributor b10136154.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "All three - a master craftsman, inventor, and visionary whose disdain for the rigors of corporate life became legendary, and whose achievements remain unsurpassed. The Supermen is award-winning writer Charles J. Murray's exhilarating account of how the brilliant - some would say eccentric - Cray and his gifted colleagues blazed the trail that led to the Information Age. This is a thrilling, real-life scientific adventure, deftly capturing the daring, seat-of-the-pants.".
- catalog description "In 1951, a soft-spoken, skinny young man fresh from the University of Minnesota took a job in an old glider factory in St. Paul. Computer technology would never be the same, for the glider factory was the home of Engineering Research Associates and the recent college grad was Seymour R. Cray. During his extraordinary career, Cray would be alternately hailed as "the Albert Einstein," "the Thomas Edison," and "the Evel Knievel" of supercomputing. At various times, he was.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224) and index.".
- catalog description "Prologue : At the crossroads -- The codebreakers -- The incubator -- Seymour -- Engineers' paradise -- The hog trough -- The CRAY-1 -- The Cray way -- The new genius -- Shakeout -- Notes.".
- catalog description "Spirit of the early days of computer development, as well as an audacious, modern-day David and Goliath battle, in which a group of maverick engineers beat out IBM to become the runaway industry leaders. Ultimately, The Supermen is a story of genius, and how a unique set of circumstances - a small-team approach, corporate detachment, and a government-backed marketplace - enabled that genius to flourish.".
- catalog extent "vii, 232 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Supermen.".
- catalog identifier "0471048852 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Supermen.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : John Wiley,".
- catalog relation "Supermen.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "338.7/6100411/092 20".
- catalog subject "Computer engineers United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Cray computers Design and construction History.".
- catalog subject "Cray, Seymour.".
- catalog subject "TK7885.22.C73 M87 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prologue : At the crossroads -- The codebreakers -- The incubator -- Seymour -- Engineers' paradise -- The hog trough -- The CRAY-1 -- The Cray way -- The new genius -- Shakeout -- Notes.".
- catalog title "The supermen : the story of Seymour Cray and the technical wizards behind the supercomputer / Charles J. Murray.".
- catalog type "text".