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Angier, Natalie – Discover, 1983
The Computer Museum in Marlborough, Massachusetts houses old and not-so-old calculators, famous old computers and parts of computers, photographs and assorted memorabilia, computer-generated murals, and even a computer made of Tinkertoys that plays tick-tack-toe. The development of the museum and selected exhibits is described. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Computer Science Education
Angier, Natalie – Discover, 1983
Scientists are designing computer models of biological systems, and of compounds with complex molecules, that can be used to get answers once obtainable only by sacrificing laboratory animals. Although most programs are still under development, some are in use by industrial/pharmaceutical companies. The programs and experiments they simulate are…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs