The beginning of computer science in Argentina – Clementina - (1961-1966) : A personal experience

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Berdichevsky, Cecilia
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2006
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1957 marked the beginning of modern education in computing in Argentina. I was lucky enough to live this part of the history. After issuing an international bid that year, all members of a special commission from the University of Buenos Aires selected the Ferranti Mercury computer to be purchased for the University. Once installed in 1961, an Institute of Calculus1 was created with the aim of improving the use and professional and technical applications of the machine. Almost at the same time, a new course of study was organized, the Scientific Computist2. Those three events, promoted by our teacher and mentor Manuel Sadosky, set the start point of education assisted by computers in our country. The work at the Institute covered three fields: problem solving, research and teaching. Several Working Teams were organized looking to solve “real problems” in different disciplines: Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Statistics, Linguistics, Applied Mechanics, Numerical Analysis, Electronic Engineering and Programming Systems. The architecture, structure, operation, languages and other characteristics of the machine, quite advanced for the time, determined the specific area of each of the working teams. After the military coup of 1966 disrupted several institutions, the University and several of its working teams, especially our Institute, the Institute stopped all of its operations. The Mercury computer era came to an abrupt end in our country. 90% of the members of the Institute, scientists, professors and highly trained professionals, resigned and many of them left the country taking their knowledge and expertise abroad.
2nd IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education
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title The beginning of computer science in Argentina – Clementina - (1961-1966) : A personal experience
spellingShingle The beginning of computer science in Argentina – Clementina - (1961-1966) : A personal experience
Berdichevsky, Cecilia
Ciencias Informáticas
Educación
Argentina
historia de la computación
title_short The beginning of computer science in Argentina – Clementina - (1961-1966) : A personal experience
title_full The beginning of computer science in Argentina – Clementina - (1961-1966) : A personal experience
title_fullStr The beginning of computer science in Argentina – Clementina - (1961-1966) : A personal experience
title_full_unstemmed The beginning of computer science in Argentina – Clementina - (1961-1966) : A personal experience
title_sort The beginning of computer science in Argentina – Clementina - (1961-1966) : A personal experience
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Berdichevsky, Cecilia
author Berdichevsky, Cecilia
author_facet Berdichevsky, Cecilia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Informáticas
Educación
Argentina
historia de la computación
topic Ciencias Informáticas
Educación
Argentina
historia de la computación
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 1957 marked the beginning of modern education in computing in Argentina. I was lucky enough to live this part of the history. After issuing an international bid that year, all members of a special commission from the University of Buenos Aires selected the Ferranti Mercury computer to be purchased for the University. Once installed in 1961, an Institute of Calculus1 was created with the aim of improving the use and professional and technical applications of the machine. Almost at the same time, a new course of study was organized, the Scientific Computist2. Those three events, promoted by our teacher and mentor Manuel Sadosky, set the start point of education assisted by computers in our country. The work at the Institute covered three fields: problem solving, research and teaching. Several Working Teams were organized looking to solve “real problems” in different disciplines: Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Statistics, Linguistics, Applied Mechanics, Numerical Analysis, Electronic Engineering and Programming Systems. The architecture, structure, operation, languages and other characteristics of the machine, quite advanced for the time, determined the specific area of each of the working teams. After the military coup of 1966 disrupted several institutions, the University and several of its working teams, especially our Institute, the Institute stopped all of its operations. The Mercury computer era came to an abrupt end in our country. 90% of the members of the Institute, scientists, professors and highly trained professionals, resigned and many of them left the country taking their knowledge and expertise abroad.
2nd IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education
Red de Universidades con Carreras en Informática (RedUNCI)
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