Old Is The New New

Old Is The New New

Rob MacDougall Dot Org

MONIAC

May 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

A hydraulic analog computer built in 1949 (from scrounged Lancaster bomber parts) that represents the British economy using gauges, sluices, colored water, and felt tip pens. (Thanks, Jere!)

Tags: Asides · Science!

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  • 1 Brett // May 30, 2008 at 8:46 pm

    According to the wiki page, one of the Financephalographs is on display at my own university. I’ll have to try and find it!

  • 2 Airminded · MONIAC and the warfare state // Jun 4, 2008 at 6:04 am

    [...] Old is the New New, MONIAC, the MOnetary National Income Automatic Computer: an analogue hydraulic computer designed [...]

  • 3 The Financephalograph // Jun 4, 2008 at 4:43 pm

    [...] war bonds at work: Brett Holman at Airminded follows up my link to MONIAC with more history, smart analysis, and lots of [...]

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