Some highlights from the IEEE's very fine Annals of the History of Computing, v31i2. You'll need a subscription to the magazine to access it on the IEEE's site.
- Anecdotes: Prototype Fragments from Babbage's First Difference Engine by Roegel, Denis
- Biographies: Tom Kilburn: A Pioneer of Computer Design by Anderson, David P.
- Think Piece: Preserving Records of the Past, Today by Cortada, James W
- IBM France La Gaude Laboratory Contributions to Telecommunications: Part 1 and Part 2 by Bastian, Michel; Boisseau, Marc; Cohendet, et al.
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