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    The Stochastic Neural Analog Reinforcement Calculator (SNARC) is a neural-net machine designed by Marvin Lee Minsky. Prompted by a letter from Minsky,...
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  • known as Victor Calculator) is a supplier of printing calculators, scientific calculators, financial calculators, basic calculators, and desktop accessories...
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    systems consisted of a slide rule-type calculator that was used to calculate the effects of the wind on the bomber based on simple vector arithmetic. The...
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    bombsights" all shared the basic vector calculator system and drift wires, differing primarily in form and optics. As bombers grew and multi-place aircraft became...
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    As the bomber levelled off on its final approach, the bomb aimer would then dial in the altitude and air speed to the ground speed calculator, based on...
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    such as the Convair B-36 Peacemaker and Convair B-58 Hustler strategic bombers, and the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger and Convair F-106 Delta Dart interceptors...
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    Abramczik (b. 1956), German footballer Rüdiger Gamm (b. 1971), German "mental calculator" Rüdiger von der Goltz (1865–1945), German army general during the First...
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    especially as few bombers of the era had enough room for the operator. Working with Henry Braddick, Blackett developed a new version of the calculator that included...
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    Lockheed P-38 Lightning, North American PBJ Mitchell bomber and the Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon bomber. HVAR could penetrate 4 ft (1.2 m) of reinforced concrete...
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    Avangard ICBM Really Travel At 20-Times The Speed Of Sound? "Kinetic Energy Calculator". "Strategic Rocket Forces". russianforces.org. Retrieved 7 January 2020...
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