About: Arthur Pollen

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Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen (13 September 1866 – 28 January 1937) was an English journalist, businessman, and commentator on naval affairs who devised a new computerised fire-control system for use on battleships prior to the First World War. His most important technical innovation was one of the world's first electrically-powered analogue computers, patented as the Argo Clock: a differential analyser which enabled big guns to engage with long-range targets when both ships were moving at speed in different directions.

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  • Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen (13 September 1866 – 28 January 1937) was an English journalist, businessman, and commentator on naval affairs who devised a new computerised fire-control system for use on battleships prior to the First World War. His most important technical innovation was one of the world's first electrically-powered analogue computers, patented as the Argo Clock: a differential analyser which enabled big guns to engage with long-range targets when both ships were moving at speed in different directions. (en)
  • Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen (ur. 13 września 1866 w Southwater, zm. 28 stycznia 1937 w Londynie) − brytyjski przemysłowiec, wynalazca, konstruktor jednego z pierwszych systemów kierowania ogniem artyleryjskim. (pl)
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  • Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen (13 September 1866 – 28 January 1937) was an English journalist, businessman, and commentator on naval affairs who devised a new computerised fire-control system for use on battleships prior to the First World War. His most important technical innovation was one of the world's first electrically-powered analogue computers, patented as the Argo Clock: a differential analyser which enabled big guns to engage with long-range targets when both ships were moving at speed in different directions. (en)
  • Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen (ur. 13 września 1866 w Southwater, zm. 28 stycznia 1937 w Londynie) − brytyjski przemysłowiec, wynalazca, konstruktor jednego z pierwszych systemów kierowania ogniem artyleryjskim. (pl)
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  • Arthur Pollen (en)
  • Arthur Pollen (pl)
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