What do the departments of Philosophy, Aeronautics and Communication science at U-M have to do with the development of the earliest computers, climate change simulations and AI algorithms ?Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery & Engineering (MICDE) staff are digging into the rich history of scientific computing at the University of Michigan. Some nuggets (a few more in the PDF):1941: Arthur Burks receives PhD in Philosophy from U-M and later helped develop ENIAC - the world's first general-purpose digital computer. Did you know U-M has an ENIAC display? https://lnkd.in/eFsnJZXN . Arthur joined U-M as a faculty member in Philosophy in 1946.1948: The U-M Aeronautical department built one of the earliest analog computers - the Electronic Differential Analyzer - for the solution of differential equations. Here is some work on using it for PDE solutions : https://lnkd.in/ekmfYCDh !1951: MIDAC (Michigan Digital Automatic Computer) project started to create the first digital computer at U-M. By 1956 it was used for climate change simulations "The Carbon Dioxide Theory of Climatic Change".1959: U-M awarded the first-ever PhD in Communication Sciences (became the computer science department in 1965) to John Henry Holland (also known as the 'father of genetic algorithms') who spent his entire academic career at U-M. This is also referred to as the first computer science degree in the world.1967: U-M acquired one of the world's first virtual memory computers (IBM 360/67) and developed the Michigan Terminal System (MTS) a pioneer in early forms of time sharing computers, email, file-sharing, and conferencing.1975: John Henry Holland publishes 'Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems,' one of the most frequently cited works in AI and evolutionary computing. https://lnkd.in/ejxJ3mNK1979: Michigan’s Amdahl 470V/6 is the 12th fastest computer in the world (first edition of the Linpack Benchmark list)#ComputingHistory #UniversityOfMichigan #AI #ClimateChangeDo you have a favorite piece of computing history at U-M?