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Oral history interview with Douglas T. Ross
No full textTranscript, 37 pp.Ross begins with a discussion of his early involvement with John Ward on the Cape Cod project and his early experimentation in gestalt programming with Air Force and Emerson Electric Company programmers on the 1103 at Eglin Air Force Base. He then talks about the work he directed for the Air Force under Frank Reintjes at the MIT laboratories. He discusses the APT (Automatically Programmed Tools) and AED (Automated Engineering Design) projects which were early precursors of the languages and systems of modern CAD and CAM systems. Although these projects were not supported directly by DARPA, they were run in close connection with the WHIRLWIND, TX-0, TX-2, Project MAC, and CTSS projects that were running simultaneously at MIT. Ross discusses his use of programmers from industry in these projects. He also mentions the distribution of APT through the Fortran Monitor System and discusses the relationship between AED and PL-1.Ross, Douglas T.. (1989). Oral history interview with Douglas T. Ross. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/107611
Oral history interview with Douglas T. Ross
No full textTranscript, 75 pp. Audio file available at http://purl.umn.edu/95105Ross, the founder of SofTech Corporation, recounts some of his early experiences working on MIT's Whirlwind computer in the 1950s. He explains how a summer job at MIT's Servomechanisms Laboratory operating a Marchant calculator led him to use the Whirlwind for greater computing power--and to seventeen years in the MIT computer labs. Ross reports on his first use of Whirlwind for airborne fire control problems. Soon after that the Whirlwind was used for the Cape Cod early warning system, a precursor to the SAGE Air Defense System. Ross describes improvements made to Whirlwind, including the introduction of the first light pen and the replacement of the paper tape reader with a photoelectric tape reader (PETR). Ross also discusses some of the programs he wrote or used on Whirlwind, such as the Initial Data Processing Program (IDPP), the Servo Lab Utility Program (SLURP), and the Mistake Diagnosis Routine (MDR). He describes the IDPP as particularly interesting, because it involved pattern recognition and was thus an early example of artificial intelligence research.Ross, Douglas T.; Aspray, William. (1984). Oral history interview with Douglas T. Ross. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/107610
Ross Birrell/David Harding and Douglas Gordon, You Like This Garden?
No full textRoss Birrell/David Harding and Douglas Gordon, You Like This Garden? 18.11.2011-22.01.2012
Exhibition at Portikus, Frankfurt am Main
with published catalogue book: You Like This Garden
You like this garden? Ross Birrell / David Harding and Douglas Gordon
No full textEdited by Sophie von Olfers
With texts by Hannah Arendt, Ross Birrell, Douglas Gordon, David Harding, Malcolm Lowry, José Martí, Mark Neocleous, Sophie von Olfers, Jan Verwoert
English
Softcover, 67 pages
Portikus
ISBN 978-3-928071-92-
Douglas Ross
No full textDouglas Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney D. Ross, has been selected to participate in the annual Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. He attending Oklahoma Military Academy
Douglas Melvin Ross
No full textDouglas Melvin Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ross, passed his first year milestone
Ross & D'Urville, pupps [i.e. pups] at the Cape Denison Station, [Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914] [picture] /
No full textInscription: "C. 97 (Mawson 119)"--In pencil on verso.; Part of collection: Sir Douglas Mawson collection of Antarctic photographs.; Condition: Good.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3122141
The Role of Evidence in Establishing Trust in Repositories
No full textThis article arises from work by the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) Working Group examining mechanisms to roll out audit and certification services for digital repositories in the United Kingdom. Our attempt to develop a program for applying audit and certification processes and tools took as its starting point the RLG-NARA Audit Checklist for Certifying Digital Repositories. Our intention was to appraise critically the checklist and conceive a means of applying its mechanics within a diverse range of repository environments. We were struck by the realization that while a great deal of effort has been invested in determining the characteristics of a 'trusted digital repository', far less effort has concentrated on the ways in which the presence of the attributes can be demonstrated and their qualities measured. With this in mind we sought to explore the role of evidence within the certification process, and to identify examples of the types of evidence (e.g., documentary, observational, and testimonial) that might be desirable during the course of a repository audit.
Ross, Charles Frederick Douglas
No full textCharles Ross was born on June 25, 1889 in Tranmere, England, to parents Douglas and Alice Ross. He was raised in England with siblings, Clifford, Evelyn, Florence, Hilda, Lillian, and Norman. As a young man, Charles immigrated to Canada, and found employment with the Canadian Pacific Railway. His position as an engineer took him west to Alberta. Although his home was in Calgary, he was well known throughout the CPR lines in Southern Alberta.
On September 23, 1914, Charles Ross travelled to Valcartier, Quebec to enlist. He was among the first young Canadians to sign up for service in the Great War. Sapper Ross was assigned to the Canadian Engineers, embarking for England on October 3, 1914. On June 1, 1915, he arrived in France, and three months later, received a promotion to Lance Corporal. By January 1916, Lance Corporal Ross was commissioned with the rank of Lieutenant and assigned to the 3rd Tunneling Company Canadian Engineers. Lieutenant Ross saw action with this unit in France and Flanders.
On May 9, 1916, Lieutenant Ross was supervising the positioning of mines in Trench 42 prior to the Battle of Mount Sorrel, when he was shot by a sniper and killed instantly. He was laid to rest at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground. Charles Ross was awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, and Victory Medal. His mother, Alice received the Memorial Cross and death plaque in honour of her son
Ross Sea, [snowfall along the coastal region] [picture].
No full textPart of collection: Sir Douglas Mawson collection of Antarctic photographs.; Condition: Good.; "Probably Gillies Ross sea"--In pencil on verso.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3256524
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