AKAT-1 was an analog computer made in Poland. Eng. Jacek Karpinski and Eng. Janusz Tomaszewski constructed this first in the world transistor-based differential analyzer as early as 1959 at the Polish Academy of Science’s Institute of Automatics (IPPT PAN). It was designed to solve complex differential equations in real time and simulate dynamic objects, for instance: thermal flow, aerodynamics, etc.
This retro computer was never mass produced due to the country’s policies at that time.
It now resides in the Museum of Technology (Muzeum Techniki) in Warsaw, Poland
Sources: Sztuka.net - AKAT-1, http://www.sztuka.net/palio/html.run?_Instance=www.sztuka.net.pl&_PageID=855&newsId=13485&callingPageId=854&_CheckSum=-1597474033
Great blog! Link to differential equations not working, though. Keep up the great posts. Fun.
ReplyDeleteThank you, trying my best and more to come. Also thanks for letting me know about the link :-) Just corrected it.
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