U.S. Expert Evaluates Soviet Computers

出 版 物：《C&EN Global Enterprise》 

年 卷 期：1960年第38卷第31期

页      面：48-50页

主　　题：Process control Petrochemicals 

摘      要：Following the First Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, held last month in Moscow, newspaper reports have tended to flatter Soviet progress in computer development. Describing western scientists as amazed and shattered at Soviet devices for automation and control, the lay press may have created a false impression of the over-all *** the 1200 delegates to the congress, nearly 150 were Americans. To check with someone who attended the conference, and who is aware of western work in this field, C&EN interviewed Dr. Robert A. Brand, manager of market development in the process control program of International Business Machines advanced systems development division in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Originally a physical chemist, Dr. Brand worked in computing and control instrumentation in petrochemicals before joining IBM.Q. Dr. Brand, what is your reaction to the newspaper reports of the recent computer conference in Moscow?A. Undoubtedly, some of these ...