Eldon Hall was the leader of hardware design efforts for the

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(AGC) at

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, and advocated the use of

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for this task. He wrote extensively of the development of the AGC, culminating in his 1996 book, ''Journey to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Guidance Computer'' () He pursued his undergraduate education at the

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, his graduate education at

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, and his doctoral degree at

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(though he did not complete the PhD).

Awards

*1997: Stibitz-Wilson Award from the

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Publications

*Eldon C. Hall (2000). ''From the Farm to Pioneering with Digital Computers: An Autobiography.'' *Eldon C. Hall (1996). ''Journey to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Guidance Computer''

References

1923 births 2022 deaths Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty American computer scientists American technology writers Eastern Nazarene College alumni Harvard University alumni Boston University alumni People from Payette, Idaho {{compu-bio-stub