'Progress by leaps and bounds: the story of the computer': successive versions of a lecture by MVW

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This lecture was addressed to Part IA Computer Science Tripos students at the beginning of their first year.

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Papers of Maurice WilkesWilkes

Personal and Professional Papers (Series I)Wilkes/I

Correspondence and related administrative papersWilkes/I/A

Lecture notes, related correspondence, and papers related to lecture tours and other visitsWilkes/I/B

Diaries and notebooks stored in the Bottom Drawer of the College Room filing cabinetWilkes/I/BD

Correspondence and associated papers relating to academic visits overseasWilkes/I/C

Papers relating to overseas academic visits and to articles written by WilkesWilkes/I/D

Royalty statements, publishers' agreements and related papersWilkes/I/E

Papers relating to overseas academic travelWilkes/I/F

Historical projectsWilkes/I/G

MiscellaneousWilkes/I/K

LecturesWilkes/I/L

'Faster and faster': related lectures by MVW tracking the increase in processor speedWilkes/I/L/1

'Progress by leaps and bounds: the story of the computer': successive versions of a lecture by MVWWilkes/I/L/2

'Personal recollections of the early days of computing' (and variants): lectures by MVW delivered on various occasionsWilkes/I/L/3

'EDSAC design decisions' (and variants): lectures by MVW on the early decision-making process re EDSACWilkes/I/L/4

Lectures relating to individualsWilkes/I/L/5

Lectures at commemorative meetings, including ENIAC celebrations at the University of PennsylvaniaWilkes/I/L/6

Lectures addressed to Computer Science Tripos candidates in their final yearWilkes/I/L/7

Lectures delivered at conferences sponsored by the ACM or IEEE-Computer SocietyWilkes/I/L/8

Lectures on Charles BabbageWilkes/I/L/9

Miscellaneous lectures delivered on various occasionsWilkes/I/L/10

Lectures delivered upon receipt of the Kyoto Prize and the Italglass Prize, and a Clifford Paterson LectureWilkes/I/L/11

Personal and Professional Papers (Series II)Wilkes/II

Personal and Professional Papers (Series III)Wilkes/III

AwardsWilkes/IV