Vladimír Vand (1911-1968): Pioneer of computational methods in crystallography

0368332 - MÚ 2012 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Šolcová, A. - Křížek, Michal
Vladimír Vand (1911-1968): Pioneer of computational methods in crystallography.
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. Roč. 33, č. 4 (2011), s. 38-44. ISSN 1058-6180. E-ISSN 1934-1547
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Keywords : history of computing * Vladimír Vand * crystallography
Subject RIV: BA - General Mathematics
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http://www.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/doi/10.1109/MAHC.2011.80

The Czech scholar Vladimír Vand (1911–1968) substantially enriched many areas of science, from crystallography and astrogeology to computing. His most notable contribution to computing is the invention of a mechanical computer containing approximately 1 million little steel balls rolling through many guide bars. Using this research, Vand collaborated with William Cochran and Francis Crick on the early analysis of the structure of helix molecules.
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