Computer Technology And The Military During The Cold War Era

Currently, computers are used for everything in life. For example, from researching for a large essay project to playing video games with friends. “From the outset, computers were weighed for both military and commercial significance, and hence they straddled the very institutional boundaries that central to this study. It is also significant that computers became valuable research instruments in nearly all disciplines.” (Akera, 2). The first digital computer was constructed in 1946 by John Mauchly, a professor, and Presper Eckert, an inventor. “They met by chance in 1941 at the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Engineering. They soon developed a revolutionary vision: to use electricity as a means of computing--in other words, to make electricity "think."” (McCartney, 1). They were ignored by their colleagues, but in 1943 they were becoming more well known and was funded by the U.S Army. The U.S Army was seeking for a contraption that can quickly calculate ballistic missile trajectories in wartime Europe and Africa (McCartney, 1). John Mauchly and Presper Eckert led a team that constructed the computer that occupied 1,800 square feet and weighed thirty tons. They named the large computer, ENIAC, Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. The process of building this machine was not an effortless task, Mauchly and Presper and their team had to overcome many problems

Technologies played an important role in our lives before and right now. The development of the science and technology promoted the progress of the society. The wide spread of using electricity boosted economy around the world; the invention of the telephone made people’s communication become easier; airplanes make people travel longer distances in shorter times. As same as other time period in the history, during the Cold War, the great inventors from different countries invented better weapons and things to make their country win the war. Those new weapons and technologies changed the strategies used by the commanders, the way the soldiers fight, and the form of the war. Technologies certainly affect the war.

The well-known theory of the Berlin aesthetic theorist Friedrich Kittler was necessary for the development of the computer. The first computer was called “Colossus” and was used for military purposes. Another technological invention was the “ATM” and it was set out during the 1960’s but invented in the 1940’s. The computer when it was originally invented was used for deciphering Nazi enigma codes to try and figure out what the codes were trying to get out to the other Nazis. The computer worked very well with the enigma codes and it was one of the reasons that we won the war; the fact that we could basically listen in on the Nazi’s communications. The maker of the computer, Konrad Zuse, had intended the computer to be made for civilian use at first, but then the first computer ended up being used for the military

It started with a large master computer, which we now would consider barbaric, to computers that could be used in business offices and even homes. As technology increased, so did its depends in everyday life. At first, technology was available only to the skilled user. As the different fields of knowledge increased so did the usage and development of large corporations. There was no stopping the different fields of operation that technology was entering. It was evident that the populace was not only becoming more skilled, but also more

Digital art is work of art that uses digital technology or a computer as either a medium or a creative tool. In the 1970s, a number of artists had begun to teach themselves to program, rather than relying on collaborations with computer programmers. The 1980s saw digital technologies reach into everyday life, with the widely adopted computers for both business and personal use. The term 'Computer Art' is used less frequently to describe artists and designers working with the computer today. Many artists who now work with computers incorporate this technology into their practice as just one tool amongst many that they may use interchangeably. Web art works “The Mirror that Changes”, “24-Hour Venus”, and “I Wish I Was Born in a Hollywood Movie” are all Digital art forms that uses light, video, and sound to evoke emotion.

Many artists around the world work with a canvas, on paper, and many other ways of drawing, even since computers and technology became mainstream artist have also started using the digital world as their canvas. I started digital art when I first started on the computer and I’ve been hooked ever since. Digital art is a great way of drawing without making a mess on your desk, it’s all accomplished in files and programs on your computer. In the beginning there wasn’t really any programs that allowed you to freely draw what you wanted. When Windows XP first came out, many creative minds started to realize there was a program called “Paint” on their desktop. Paint wasn’t a very cutting-edge program but it was advanced for its time and many digital artists started with it. I actually believe that it is indeed much easier to use a computer to draw than it is on a canvas or

Warfare Will Be Determined By Electronic Means In A Few Decades, Either On The Ground Or In Cyber Space.

Computers are the single most important invention in recent history. Many people have different views on computers; some think they make life more difficult, but then there are those who use them every day and accomplish great tasks with them. Computers in general have made many things in life easier.

Early computer was much different from the computers we know today. Artist were not interested in computers for art in their earliest designs. The earliest computers did not have monitors and were massive machines that filled large rooms. An example of such a computer, the ENAIC that was developed at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1940s was the most powerful computer at the

The first use of the word “computer” was recorded in 1613 in a book called “The yong mans gleanings” by English writer Richard Braithwait. It referred to a person who carried out calculations, or computations, and the word continued with the same meaning until the middle of the 20th century. From the end of the 19th century the word began to take on its more familiar meaning, a machine that carries out

Then there was the use of oil paintings and paint brushes. Paint brushes were first used throughout the prehistoric times, when wall and cave drawings that used some type of brush. Brushes have been discovered in Egypt, which were made from split palm leaves, and were also used by the ancient Greek and Romans. Today the technological artist would use forms of spray brushes or robotic painting which is controlled digitally. Painting tools have come a long way from using simple brushes to robotic painting. Without the innovations in the tools of painting, our society’s vision of art would not look the same.

Digital art has a fifty-year history of innovation and experimentation with new technology. The Pioneers of digital art were not artists but people who were exploring new visions through computers and the writing of computer programs. According to the Digital Art Museum, which is a joint venture between London Guildhall University and two independent art galleries, digital art can currently be classified according to three phases Phase I of digital art was from 1956-1986. The Paintbox Era, the second phase, lasted from 1986-1996. Art software became readily available and attracted more artists to the new media. Especially useful was the paint program and devices such as the scanner and film

Usually, the word “art” is associated with painting, or the class that was required in primary school, but that is not always the case. There are far more mediums and styles to art than one can imagine. There are two major groups to art, traditional and digital. Traditional includes majority of the arts that require being hands-on and having a physical result, such as a painted canvas, or a clay sculpture. Digital art uses a computer to create the art, such as using a drawing tablet, or a 3D sculpting program, such as Blender, or ZBrush, which are common for 3D animation, or video game configurations. While these two concepts sound completely different, they also jive together to make the best products. Without the computer, there would not be digital art, and today’s art would be limited to the traditional factors, not that traditional art is limiting, there are just many more advances thanks to technology and its evolution through everyday. Overall, Digital art is better than Traditional art because it is indestructible, it takes up less space, and its constantly evolving.

Abstract: In human history, there are lots of great inventions which made great effects to our life; we can even say, they dominated the development of human culture. This paper would say something about an effective invention which is fast developing and have the greatest influence on human society—computer and its history and significance. The writer believes, before people see computer as a convenient and useful tool even can’t leave it, it’s necessary to review its history of development and knowing its significance would make a good effect to the development in the future.

There is more into art than just having a pen and drawing or painting pictures on a paper. The technology has advanced and discovered new kind of art within computers. Most of the modern day computers can support computing and basic art. In order to have a fully functioning computer that can cover both subjects is having to get suitable software and having the right aspects in a computer. You don’t want to be buying a computer and having to install a software which will reduce the performance of the computer. It’s important to know the aspects of a computer before buying.