Code for Thought [EN] Computing, but not as you know it: analog computers (I) - B Ulmann, D Thuerck
Feb 17, 2026
42:12
English Edition: with my guests Bernd Ulmann and Daniel Thuerck I am looking at the fascinating world of analog computers. Far from being "yesterday's" machines, there is a lot of interest in building analog devices. So what are they, what are they used for, and how do you work with them.
Links:
- https://anabrid.com/
- https://the-analog-thing.org
- https://anabrid.com/redac
- https://shop.anabrid.com/collections/lucidac
- https://www.analogmuseum.org/english/
- https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/analog-and-hybrid/9783110787887/ Bernd Ulmann's book
- https://analog-computing-days.org/ The Analog Computing Days conference in Frankfurt am Main, Germany 11/12 June 2026
- https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co64127/phillips-economic-computer The Phillips MONIAC analog computer at the Science Museum in London
- https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/charles-babbages-difference-engines-and-science-museum Part of the Difference Engine by C Babbage
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_rule a simple "analog computer"
- https://research.ibm.com/projects/analog-ai
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_computer
- https://research.ibm.com/projects/analog-ai Research into analog computers at IBM
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