Photoelectric Number Sieve Machine ("Gear Machine")
- Published in 1932
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In the collections
This gear number sieve was constructed to solve number theory problems such as factoring and determining if a number is prime. The machine also had a photo detector and powerful amplifier which was not included in the gift.
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- key
- PhotoelectricNumberSieve
- type
- online
- date_added
- 2016-06-13
- date_published
- 1932-12-07
BibTeX entry
@online{PhotoelectricNumberSieve, key = {PhotoelectricNumberSieve}, type = {online}, title = {Photoelectric Number Sieve Machine ("Gear Machine")}, author = {D. H. Lehmer and Robert Canepa}, abstract = {This gear number sieve was constructed to solve number theory problems such as factoring and determining if a number is prime. The machine also had a photo detector and powerful amplifier which was not included in the gift.}, comment = {}, date_added = {2016-06-13}, date_published = {1932-12-07}, urls = {http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/X85.82}, collections = {Easily explained,Things to make and do,Integerology}, url = {http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/X85.82}, urldate = {2016-06-13}, year = 1932 }