Stories by Louis N. Ridenour

A large mathematical machine must be able to store information and refer to it. This requirement has stimulated the evolution of information-storage units based on various physical effects

The multifarious control loops of a fully automatic factory must be gathered into one big loop. This can best be done by means of a digital computing mchine

The transistor, a superior new means of controlling the flow of electrons, has now been developed in a practical form; it liberates electronics from the limitations of the vacuum tube

Presenting an account of the theoretical background of the weapon and a discussion of some questions it has raised in regard to our present policy of security

Challenging the Briton's strategic assumptions, he argues that a sudden air attack on military objectives would be decisive in any future war