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Ford Instrument Company

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The Ford Instrument Company was a U.S. corporation known for being the primary supplier of fire control Rangekeepers and analog computers for the United States Navy before and during World War II.

A personal blog, Doug Coward's Analog History Museum,[1] includes a page with details for the Ford Instrument Company Computer Mark I that was used after 1939 on WW II naval guns up to 5 inch and anti-aircraft guns.[2] This page has a background stating that the Ford Instrument Company is a subsidiary of Sperry Rand, indicating that the displayed page was supplied by Sperry while operating as Sperry Rand, 1955 and 1978.

References

  1. ^ Coward, Doug. "Doug Howard's Analog History Museum". Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ Coward, Doug. "Ford Instrument Company Inc". Doug Coward's Analog Computer Museum. Retrieved 8 October 2017.