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Leonardo Torres Quevedo: Pioneer of Computing, Automatics, and Artificial Intelligence

IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, 2021
The history of computing is a fascinating story. The search for little known pioneers of automation, missed fathers of the computer, unfamiliar founders of computer science, or unrecognized creators of artificial intelligence, invites us to look at the past with an open mind. In this article, we provide a comprehensive examination of the almost unknown
Francisco Gonzalez de Posada, Francisco A. Gonzalez Redondo, Alfonso Hernando Gonzalez   +2 more
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Scanning our Past from Madrid: Leonardo Torres Quevedo

Proceedings of the IEEE, 2005
Leonardo Torres Quevedo is a world-renowned Spanish engineer. His fields of interest were very extensive and included mechanics, aeronautics, and automatics. During his life, he received numerous awards and scientific honors. He was a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences (1901), a member of the Spanish Society of Physics and Chemists (1916),
A.P. Yuste, M.S. Palma
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The Contribution of Leonardo Torres Quevedo to Lighter-Than-Air Science and Technology

The International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, 2011
AbstractOn 5 May 1902, Leonardo Torres Quevedo applied for a patent in France for 'Improvements in dirigible aerostats'. He had conceived a complex triangular inner structure for airships: a longitudinal frame made up of non-rigid ropes, permeable curtains and metal cables, joined to a metal articulated plane keel and two metal longerons, which ...
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Leonardo Torres Quevedo (1952–1936)

History of Mechanism and Machine Science, 2023
H. Rubio, J. C. Garcia-Prada, C. Castejon, J. Meneses   +3 more
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Chapter Six. Leonardo Torres Quevedo’s Automata and the Consolidation of Technological Regenerationism

2023
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LEONARDO TORRES QUEVEDO: "EL MÁS PRODIGIOSO INVENTOR DE SU TIEMPO"

DYNA INGENIERIA E INDUSTRIA, 2016
El 8 de agosto de 1916 se inauguraba en Niagara (Ontario, Canada) el primer teleferico para pasajeros de toda Norteamerica, el “Niagara Spanish Aerocar”. Habia sido construido por una empresa espanola (en concreto, vasca) registrada en Canada, The Niagara Spanish Aerocar Company, con capital espanol (prioritariamente, vizcaino; en menor medida, tambien
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